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Gunslinger effect
287,463
11,977.6
... that according to Bohr's law , the person who draws first in a gunfight loses?
Amund Dietzel
21,343
1,811.3
... that Amund Dietzel (pictured) , sometimes called the "Rembrandt of the rind ", learned to tattoo after he went to sea at the age of 14?
Claudia Octavia
31,877
1,328.2
... that Nero 's divorce of Claudia Octavia (pictured) caused public outcry – so he had her executed instead?
1982 World's Fair
14,504
1,208.7
... that touch-screen technology , pay-at-the-pump , car phones , and Coca-Cola Cherry were shown at the 1982 World's Fair (pictured) ?
The Great Wave off Kanagawa
28,640
1,193.3
... that The Great Wave off Kanagawa (pictured) has been described as "possibly the most reproduced image in the history of all art"?
Margaret Abbott
27,801
1,158.4
... that Margaret Abbott (pictured) was the first American woman to win an Olympic event, but never realized it?
Eileen Collins
26,472
1,103.0
... that Eileen Collins (pictured) was the first woman Space Shuttle pilot and the first woman to command a Space Shuttle mission?
Liu Zhaohua
13,029
1,085.8
... that Liu Zhaohua was a Chinese drug lord who produced and trafficked over 18 tonnes of methamphetamine ?
Mazda Suitcase Car
12,952
1,079.3
... that in 1991 Mazda engineers created a suitcase car with lights and a 1.7 horsepower engine?
RateMyCop.com
12,802
1,066.8
... that a Florida resident was arrested after posting on RateMyCop.com ?
Chrysina limbata
12,775
1,064.6
... that Chrysina limbata (pictured) has a reflective silver color because of layers of chirped chitin coating?
Flag of Norfolk Island
12,204
1,017.0
... that the pine tree on the flag of Norfolk Island (pictured) is native to the territory and is its official tree?
Chris Ernst
23,969
998.7
... that Chris Ernst stripped naked in 1976 with her Yale University teammates to protest the lack of showers for the women's rowing crew?
Columbia University sundial
23,528
980.3
... that despite having reportedly been destroyed in 1946, the 16-ton granite ball that once sat on top of the Columbia University sundial (pictured) reappeared in a Michigan field in 2001?
Candler Building (New York City)
11,705
975.4
... that when the Candler Building (pictured) opened, it was the tallest building around Times Square ?
Angel Locsin
23,333
972.2
... that Filipina actress Angel Locsin (pictured) was recognized for her work in disaster relief, as well as humanitarian aid for internally displaced persons in the Marawi siege ?
1909-S VDB Lincoln Cent
23,280
970.0
... that the US Mint released the 1909-S VDB Lincoln Cent (pictured) on August 2, 1909, and discontinued it on August 5 because it showed the initials of engraver Victor David Brenner ?
Murder of Joanne Witt
11,621
968.4
... that in June 2009, a teenage girl and her adult boyfriend stabbed her mother to death when she objected to their relationship?
Ari Nagel
11,533
961.1
... that mathematics professor Ari Nagel has fathered more than a hundred children?
Technoblade
11,462 [a]
955.2
... that deceased YouTuber Technoblade beat the video game Minecraft in hardcore mode using a racing-wheel controller?
Kuappi
22,818
950.8
... that Kuappi (pictured) in Iisalmi, Finland, holds the Guinness world record for the smallest restaurant?
Clements twins
10,493
874.4
... that the Clements twins have an estimated revenue of almost US$6000 per Instagram post?
Black Krrsantan
10,438
869.8
... that a reviewer called Black Krrsantan one of "the scariest characters in Star Wars history"?
Woolly hair
10,217
851.4
... that people with woolly hair may also have tooth decay?
LaVere Redfield
19,902
829.3
... that after LaVere Redfield 's death, 12 tons of silver dollars were found hidden in his garage and home?
Assassination of Wade Perrin
9,797
816.4
... that South Carolina legislator Wade Perrin was assassinated by members of the Ku Klux Klan the day after being re-elected?
William D. Leahy
19,511
813.0
... that William D. Leahy was the highest-ranking American military officer in World War II?
Alfred Egerton Cooper
9,484
790.3
... that Alfred Egerton Cooper , a war artist who lost the use of an eye in World War I, painted airships (example pictured) ?
Wrath Month
9,509
790.2
... that the perceived tameness of LGBT Pride Month gave rise to Wrath Month ?
Christchurch Wastewater Treatment Plant
9,342
778.5
... that Christchurch smells ?
Mixed cities
18,644
776.8
... that Israel's mixed cities don't have much mixing?
West Bank Wall graffiti art
18,583
774.3
... that one Palestinian man criticized the beauty of West Bank Wall graffiti art (example pictured) , telling Banksy : "We don't want this wall to be beautiful. We hate it. Go home"?
Theophilus Gates
9,053
754.4
... that Theophilus Gates started a nudist free-love Christian sect in the mid–19th century near Pottstown, Pennsylvania ?
Hermann Gutzmann
8,829
735.8
... that Hermann Gutzmann died of sepsis after suffering a stab wound from a gramophone needle?
Museo Cabeza de Juárez
5,312
442.7
... that the head on top of the Museo Cabeza de Juárez (pictured) inspired the pictogram of Guelatao metro station ?
Guelatao metro station
3,483
290.3
Total
8,795
732.9
Orii Hyōjirō
17,482
728.4
... that dozens of mammals and birds were first described from specimens collected by "Orii of the Orient " (pictured) ?
Castro Sweep
17,444
726.8
... that about 200 San Francisco police officers led a 1989 riot through a gay neighborhood in reaction to a peaceful protest?
Ruth L. Trufant
8,699
724.9
... that Ruth L. Trufant sued a man for not following through on a promise to marry her?
Cotton Blossom Singers
8,437
703.1
... that up to 13 groups of the Cotton Blossom Singers (group pictured) toured through the United States at a time?
Dee Dawkins-Haigler
8,254
687.8
... that Dee Dawkins-Haigler (pictured) ran in four elections in four months for the same seat?
Duckport Canal
8,220
685.0
... that only one boat successfully made it through the Duckport Canal ?
Pyramid of Khentkaus I
8,199
683.3
... that an inscription uncovered at the Pyramid of Khentkaus I (pictured) , identifies Khentkaus I as the mother of two kings, or perhaps the mother of one and a king herself?
Matthew Tye
8,117
676.4
... that Matthew Tye uploaded a YouTube video about leaving China after hearing that members of the local public security bureau had shown his photograph in bars frequented by foreigners?
Ishūretsuzō
7,945
662.1
... that the painted portrait series Ishūretsuzō features Ainu chieftains (example pictured) in Qing robes, Russian military coats, and as an "Ininkari bear" (white brown bear )?
Dr. Dot
15,693
653.9
... that Dr. Dot started to give her mother "bite massages" at the age of five?
Enkeli-Elisa
7,834
652.8
... that the Enkeli-Elisa story about a 15-year-old girl who committed suicide because she had been bullied at school was investigated as a fraud by the police?
Rust (programming language)
7,820 [b]
651.7
... that Rust has been named the "most loved programming language " every year for seven years since 2016 by annual surveys conducted by Stack Overflow ?
Pooja Sharma (entrepreneur)
7,753
646.1
... that Pooja Sharma (pictured) employs 150 women in a bakery that she started in a reputedly haunted mansion?
Death of Wishma Sandamali
7,719
643.3
... that in 2021, Wishma Sandamali , who was detained for overstaying her visa after seeking police protection for domestic abuse, became the 17th person to die in Japanese immigration detention since 2007?
CIA activities in Japan
7,573
642.7
... that the CIA shipped color TV sets to Japan to broadcast propaganda for the Liberal Democratic Party ?
List of carillons in Belgium
7,712
642.7
... that there are nearly 100 carillons in Belgium , two of which are in the same building ?
Skirmish at Top Malo House
7,591
632.6
... that two Argentine commandos were awarded their nation's highest honour for the Skirmish at Top Malo House ?
María Chiquinquirá
14,883
620.1
... that María Chiquinquirá was allowed to remain free until a court heard her case, but since it never did she died a free woman?
Flag of Sint Maarten
7,279
606.6
... that the flag of Sint Maarten (pictured) depicts the friendship monument delineating the boundary between the Dutch and French sections of the island?
Promethean gap
7,252
604.3
... that the Promethean gap was part of an attempt by Gunther Andres to conceptualize Hiroshima and Auschwitz?
Wayne Cryts
7,063
588.6
... that the arrest of American farmer Wayne Cryts for removing his soybeans from a bankrupt grain elevator led to a change in legislation by Congress?
Walter Heck
7,027
585.6
... that German SA officer Walter Heck was paid only 2.50 ℛℳ (about US$2) for designing the Nazi SS double rune symbol?
Sohagpur massacre
7,016
584.7
... that after a massacre that took place there , the village of Sohagpur was renamed the "village of widows"?
Flag of Montserrat
6,960
580.0
... that the flag of Montserrat depicts Erin embracing a cross, signifying the Montserratians' love of Christ?
Norman Osborn (Sam Raimi film series)
6,791
576.3
... that the original Green Goblin suit, created by Amalgamated Dynamics for Spider-Man , was scrapped after being deemed "too creepy" by studio executives?
MicroOffice RoadRunner
6,915
576.3
... that the RoadRunner , a laptop from 1983, loaded and stored data from cartridges?
Ada Buisson
6,818
568.2
... that Ada Buisson died at the age of 27, and her short story "The Ghost's Summons" has been anthologised several times since her death?
Flag of Colorado
6,707
558.9
... that some members of the Daughters of the American Revolution came up with the idea to design a flag of Colorado , unaware that such a flag already existed?
West Street Foundry
1,712
142.7
... that Brooklyn 's West Street Foundry , owned by Wilson Small , built the engine for Daniel Webster (pictured) , which on debut in 1853 was the largest and fastest steamboat in Maine coastal service?
Wilson Small
659
54.9
Daniel Webster (steamboat)
4,183
348.6
Total
6,554
546.2
2022 Missouri train derailment
6,546
545.5
... that a group of Boy Scouts provided first aid to victims of the 2022 Missouri train derailment before first responders arrived?
Displaced aggression
6,324
529.2
... that displaced aggression is experienced by humans and animals?
The White Paper (novel)
4,633
193.0
... that James T. Sears called the novels The White Paper (1928), Street of Stairs (1968), and Boychick (1971), three "pederastic erotic classics"?
Street of Stairs
3,730
155.4
Boychick (novel)
4,138
172.4
Total
12,501
520.9
HMS Chichester (1785)
6,180
515.0
... that HMS Chichester was designed to carry 44 guns but never carried more than 22?
The El Dorado
12,169
507.0
... that when the pastor of an African-American church bought the El Dorado , one newspaper wrote that "its occupants are white, and were white"?
Fischer quintuplets
12,125
505.2
... that the Fischer quintuplets had six other siblings?
Margot Sponer
5,920
493.3
... that Margot Sponer used her international network of contacts to help people escape persecution in Nazi Germany ?
Gentner Drummond
5,918
493.2
... that Gentner Drummond flew in the first combat mission of Operation Desert Storm ?
Smash or pass?
5,885
490.4
... that some TikTokers make videos about whether to smash or pass Disney characters?
United Nations Special Envoy on Myanmar
5,843
486.9
... that the mission of the United Nations special envoy on Myanmar has been called a "diplomatic graveyard"?
Vivien Lyra Blair
5,733
477.8
... that Vivien Lyra Blair 's performance was deemed "just absurd" in the Netflix film We Can Be Heroes ?
Evgenia Debryanskaya
5,671
472.6
... that Evgenia Debryanskaya , the lesbian activist who co-founded Russia's first gay-rights organization, was the first wife of Aleksandr Dugin , Vladimir Putin 's "Rasputin"?
Mary Manhein
11,175
465.6
... that prior to Mary Manhein 's forensic-anthropology work in Louisiana, unidentified bones (examples pictured) "usually ended up in a box"?
Deep fried egg
5,559
465.2
... that a kind of deep fried egg dish might be perceived as a warning in Thai folklore?
Watchdog (research collective)
5,580
465.0
... that Watchdog created a fact-checking app within 36 hours of its founding?
Wilbert E. Longfellow
11,132
463.8
... that Bert Longfellow took on a one-man crusade which halved the drowning rate in the United States?
To Be Loved (Adele song)
5,561
463.4
... that Adele decided never to perform "To Be Loved " live as it upset her to the point of having to leave the room?
White-nosed saki
5,515
458.3
... that despite its name, the white-nosed saki (pictured) actually has a reddish-pink nose?
MV Spirit of Norfolk
10,798
449.9
... that the Spirit of Norfolk caught fire while carrying 89 schoolchildren?
Reactive Scientific Research Institute
5,385
448.8
... that the Reactive Scientific Research Institute developed the Katyusha rocket launcher (examples pictured) ?
Keri Blakinger
5,367
447.3
... that after Keri Blakinger left Cornell University to serve time in prison for possession of heroin , she returned to finish her degree and then became a criminal justice reporter?
Discrimination based on nationality
5,355
446.3
... that discrimination based on nationality is an exception to anti-discrimination laws in many countries?
McLaren MCL35
10,697
445.7
... that the McLaren MCL35 was the first McLaren race car to be wrapped ?
Leo Posada
5,210
434.2
... that before his Major League Baseball career, Leo Posada (pictured) represented Cuba internationally in cycling ?
Tuva Hansen
10,406
433.6
... that Norwegian footballer Tuva Hansen and her dog have received millions of views on several TikTok videos?
30 Rockefeller Plaza
5,191
432.6
... that in the 1980s, NBC was given several hundred million dollars' worth of incentives to stay at 30 Rockefeller Plaza ?
Stegodon aurorae
10,340
430.8
... that the Akebono elephant (tooth pictured) is one of four Stegodon species that roamed Plio -Pleistocene Japan?
Margrethe Parm
5,130
427.5
... that in 1946, Margrethe Parm (pictured) was appointed the director of a women's prison that had been used as a political prison during the German occupation of Norway?
Flag of Azerbaijan
5,087
423.9
... that the blue stripe in the Azerbaijani flag (pictured) reflects the country's Turkic heritage?
Franziska Seidl
10,123
421.8
... that Franziska Seidl , born 130 years ago today, finished school after her husband's death and then went on to research ultrasound (illustration pictured) at the University of Vienna ?
Chicecream
5,049
420.8
... that Chicecream 's ice cream flavours include aged cheese and bird's nests ?
The Normandy
5,019
418.3
... that residents of the Normandy tried to block the construction of an adjacent tower by citing a covenant that the Normandy itself violated?
Queers Read This
4,967
413.9
... that roughly 15,000 copies of the anonymously published essay "Queers Read This " were distributed at the June 1990 New York Gay Pride Parade ?
Julia Dawson
4,242
411.2
... that Julia Dawson 's first Clarion Van (pictured) was named for Scottish socialist Caroline Martyn ?
Dentistry in ancient Rome
9,789
407.9
... that the ancient Romans made toothpaste with human urine?
Red Hill water crisis
9,750
406.3
... that the Red Hill water crisis has caused a water shortage in Honolulu ?
George Allsopp (Canadian merchant)
9,621
400.9
... that George Allsopp was arrested three times for not carrying a lantern?
Montauk Cutoff
4,776
398.0
... that a guerrilla garden established atop an abandoned railroad in Long Island City became legally recognized by the MTA ?
Pulsallama
4,728
394.0
... that no wave band Pulsallama was described as "13 girls fighting over a cowbell"?
Mental health in United States agricultural workers
9,417
392.4
... that agriculture ranks as one of the most stressful occupations in the United States and one that experiences high suicide rates?
Mayu Island
4,683
390.3
... that although Mayu Island has an area of less than one square kilometer (0.4 sq mi), it has two different temples honoring the same goddess?
Frequency modulation encoding
9,305
387.7
... that early floppy disks used FM encoding that took up only half the available storage?
LaMDA
4,651
387.6
... that an erroneous claim that the neural language model LaMDA is sentient has generated conversations on the efficacy of the Turing test ?
Serenidus of Saulges
4,762
198.4
... that a statue of Serenidus , the brother of Serenicus , is called the "little pissing saint" because a spring issues from below it in the Oratory of Saint Cénéré ?
Serenicus
1,660
69.2
Oratory of Saint Cénéré
2,803
116.8
Total
9,225
384.4
Garsa Fwip
4,557
379.8
... that Garsa Fwip 's portrayer, Jennifer Beals , did not know what series she was part of when she arrived on set?
Dmitry Kolker
4,537
378.1
... that Russian scientist Dmitry Kolker was arrested on charges of espionage while being treated for terminal cancer at a hospital and flown to Moscow, dying two days later?
Alf Lowe
4,420
368.3
... that Royal Navy boy seaman Alf Lowe was awarded the Albert Medal for Lifesaving for his actions during a 1948 sinking that killed 29 men?
Turkish Airlines fleet
4,419
368.3
... that when expanding the airline's fleet in 1989, the directors of Turkish Airlines did not fulfil the request of Turkey's president to buy the Boeing 747 , and ordered the Airbus A340 (example pictured) instead?
Mike Chen
8,601
358.4
... that food YouTuber Mike Chen also runs a channel documenting strange phenomena?
Red Jordan Arobateau
8,543
356.0
... that Red Jordan Arobateau adopted "Red" as his first name after dyeing his hair red because he thought the color represented the sensuality and eroticism of his work?
Wagner Natural Area
4,219
351.6
... that half a square mile (130 ha) in Alberta contains an estimated 6,000 arthropod species and is one of the most biodiverse areas in the province for its size?
The Lord of the Ice Garden
8,426
351.1
... that The Lord of the Ice Garden , a Polish novel series mixing elements of fantasy and science fiction , has been compared to The Witcher ?
Burnham Pier
4,206
350.5
... that the 37-metre-long (121 ft) Burnham Pier is sometimes described as the United Kingdom's shortest?
Charles Johnson (wide receiver, born 1972)
4,198
349.8
... that Charles Johnson received the most votes for student body president at the University of Colorado Boulder , even though he had already been disqualified from running?
Red-boxing
8,203
341.8
... that red-boxing by American politicians is used to coordinate with Super PACs , an activity that the Campaign Legal Center called the "primary mechanism for corruption of federal campaigns in 2022"?
Space Forge
4,080
340.0
... that a Space Forge satellite is scheduled to fly on the first-ever satellite launch from the United Kingdom?
KRNV-FM
8,107
337.8
... that a Nevada radio station named "Sexy" blew into town with a windstorm?
Eliane Morissens
8,024
334.3
... that in the 1980s, international LGBT organizations organized protests in Europe and the Americas in support of Belgian teacher Eliane Morissens ?
Omnia sunt communia
7,997
333.2
... that based on the biblical principle of omnia sunt communia , Thomas Aquinas argued that theft is not a sin if the thief genuinely needs what they are stealing?
Fausta Labia
3,991
332.6
... that after the Italian soprano Fausta Labia (pictured) worked at the Royal Swedish Opera , she appeared as Mascagni's Iris at La Fenice in Venice and as Wagner's Sieglinde at La Scala in Milan?
Quantum boomerang effect
7,935
330.6
... that the quantum boomerang effect causes particles to turn around and return to their starting point?
Generation Drag
3,950
329.2
... that model Tyra Banks produces Generation Drag , a TV series which follows five children preparing for a drag show?
Alaskapox virus
3,950
329.2
... that public health authorities are still not exactly sure how Alaskapox virus , a recently discovered relative of Monkeypox virus , has spread to humans from animals?
A.C. Monza
7,808 [c]
325.3
... that Italian football club A.C. Monza played 40 seasons in Serie B before securing promotion to Serie A – more than any other club?
WITF-TV
7,797
324.9
... that a Pennsylvania TV station is experimenting with datacasting educational content to school students and prison inmates?
Kenny Motsamai
3,895
323.7
... that before the swearing-in of convicted murderer Kenny Motsamai as an MP, South African Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng cited a constitutional requirement prohibiting felons from becoming MPs?
Adele Nicoll
3,869
322.4
... that Welsh shot putter Adele Nicoll was approached about taking up bobsleigh based on a video on social media of her exercising?
The Turbulent Term of Tyke Tiler
7,669
319.5
... that readers of The Turbulent Term of Tyke Tiler often incorrectly assume that the main character is a boy?
Paul Blasingame
3,820
318.3
... that Paul Blasingame was a member of the "inertial mafia", who advocated the use of inertial navigation systems , and he oversaw the development of the one used by the Apollo spacecraft (pictured) ?
Flag of Prince Edward Island
7,609
317.0
... that the three oak saplings on the flag of Prince Edward Island represent the three counties that make up the province ?
Holy Trinity Church, Newcastle-under-Lyme
7,499
312.5
... that Holy Trinity Church in Newcastle-under-Lyme was praised as the "finest modern specimen of ornamental brickwork in the kingdom"?
Statue of James Cook, Hyde Park
3,725
310.4
... that the unveiling of the statue of Captain Cook in Hyde Park, Sydney , in 1879 was declared a public holiday, with an estimated 60,000 people in attendance?
James Herndon (drag queen)
7,415
309.0
... that American drag queen James Herndon donated funds and resources into black and LGBTQ+ communities in Lexington, Kentucky ?
Crotalus (liturgy)
7,405
308.5
... that some bells are replaced by a wooden clapper for three days in a year ?
Heart Gear
3,672
306.0
... that the Japanese manga series Heart Gear sells three times better in France than in Japan?
Avtar Singh Jouhl
7,280
303.3
... that Avtar Singh Jouhl took Malcolm X to a segregated pub in Smethwick as part of his campaign to end the colour bar ?
TFW No GF
7,221
300.9
... that the title of the incel and Frogtwitter subculture film TFW No GF stands for "that feeling when [you have] no girlfriend"?
Sandra Melhem
7,139
297.5
... that Lebanese LGBT rights activist Sandra Melhem , one of the foremost promoters of drag culture in Beirut, was given an award for her humanitarian relief work after the 2020 Beirut explosion ?
Richard Lorenz (artist)
3,555
296.3
... that artist Richard Lorenz was nearly killed by a falling tree cut down by workers he had been sketching?
Giuseppe Mariani (doctor)
7,094
295.6
... that dermosyphilopathologist Giuseppe Mariani received a silver medal for his bravery under fire at the Third Battle of the Isonzo?
Richmond station (California)
7,081
295.0
... that Richmond station includes a "rather disquieting" artwork by William Mitchell ?
Lady Like (song)
7,077
294.9
... that Ingrid Andress came up with "Lady Like " after being rejected by a man when she brought politics up?
Jo Ann Evansgardner
3,527
293.9
... that when Jo Ann Evansgardner ran for a position on the Pittsburgh City Council , she asked voters to "put this woman in her place"?
SCR-720
7,032
293.0
... that the 1944 SCR-720 radar system was used only briefly by the USAAF , but was a primary RAF system into the late 1950s?
Redcliffe railway station
3,512
292.7
... that Redcliffe railway station has been renamed twice since 2016?
Alexander Caulfield Anderson
3,494
291.2
... that Alexander Caulfield Anderson (pictured) was the first European to widen and use the Naches Pass ?
Six-Bid Solo
3,492
291.0
... that the American card game of Six-Bid Solo originated in southern Germany?
One More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below)
3,471
289.3
... that Bob Dylan poked Emmylou Harris when he wanted her to start singing during the recording of "One More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below) "?
Stanley Shaldon
3,448
287.3
... that Stanley Shaldon upset manufacturers by reusing dialysis machines?
Iron Gwazi
6,896
287.3
... that it took seven years for Gwazi, a pair of dueling wooden roller coasters , to be refurbished into the hybrid roller coaster Iron Gwazi ?
Hearken to the Witches Rune
3,385
287.3
... that the members of the band that recorded the album Hearken to the Witches Rune do not remember in what year it was released?
Ekaterina Novitskaya
6,866
286.1
... that Ekaterina Novitskaya , then aged 16, became the first female ever to win the Queen Elisabeth Competition for piano?
Beautiful Mystery
6,769
282.0
... that the 1983 pink film Beautiful Mystery was one of the earliest commercially produced gay pornographic films in Japan?
I Drink Wine
3,384
282.0
... that Adele reduced the length of "I Drink Wine " from fifteen to six minutes because her label thought that no one would play a fifteen-minute song on the radio?
Kelly Hecking
6,677
278.2
... that Kelly Hecking won more Big East Conference championships than any other Notre Dame athlete?
Schooling and the Struggle for Public Life
6,626
276.1
... that according to one reviewer, the problems that may have prompted the publication of Schooling and the Struggle for Public Life in the 1980s had "only gotten worse" by 2005?
Indiana HB 1041
3,297
274.8
... that the veto of an Indiana law that bans transgender girls from participating in school sports was overridden by the state legislature?
John Yelland
6,562
273.4
... that John Yelland was insulted by Admiral Hyde Parker 's offer of a position aboard his flagship?
House Bill 5414
6,541
272.5
... that under a new Connecticut law , abortion providers in the state can countersue anyone who sues them under the Texas Heartbeat Act ?
Mary Mara
3,256
271.3
... that Mary Mara felt the writers of Nash Bridges "started to write for me really well about halfway through the season"?
Crash Bash
6,455
269.0
... that a cheat code in the video game Spyro: Year of the Dragon grants access to a near-complete copy of Crash Bash ?
Orrin Hatch 2000 presidential campaign
6,441
268.4
... that during Orrin Hatch's presidential campaign in 2000, his wife told him that his poor performance in the Iowa caucuses was a "sign from God" to end his campaign?
Marlene van Staden
3,131
265.7
... that South African mayor Marlene van Staden was re-elected through a coin toss ?
Park Avenue Plaza
3,177
264.8
... that Park Avenue Plaza is not on Park Avenue and does not have a plaza?
List of United States Military Academy First Captains
6,352
264.7
... that the first Asian-American at West Point to be named First Captain of the cadets was John Tien (pictured) , the current U.S. Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security ?
Marguerite Vaillant-Couturier
3,130
261.9
... that French soprano Marguerite Vaillant-Couturier created the role of Micaëla in the world premiere of Lecocq's Le coeur et la main (pictured) in Paris in 1882?
Multiverse (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
3,085
257.1
... that while Marvel Comics originally designated the main reality depicted in the MCU multiverse as Earth-199999, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness established it as Earth-616?
Deja Vu (Olivia Rodrigo song)
3,080
256.7
... that Olivia Rodrigo and Dan Nigro wrote the song "Deja Vu " within one day?
Kaoru Genji
6,119
255.0
... that The Tale of Genji 's Kaoru Genji has been called literature's first antihero ?
Henderson v. Box
3,038
253.2
... that the 2020 case Henderson v. Box held that the state of Indiana must list same-sex parents on their child's birth certificate?
KTPT
3,032
252.7
... that a South Dakota radio station once played nothing but various recordings of "Amazing Grace "?
Pororari River
1,250
104.2
... that the hiking track through the Pororari River gorge has become part of New Zealand's newest Great Walk , the Paparoa Track (video featured) ?
Paparoa Track
1,737
144.8
Total
2,987
248.9
Dead Cells
2,557
247.9
... that Dead Cells was published in early access because the developers feared that there would be an "indiepocalypse"?
WPST-TV
2,971
247.6
... that the defiant owner of a Miami TV station kept its marquee lit for 18 months after losing its license ?
Jubbal State
2,963
246.9
... that after its merger with India , the last raja of Jubbal State joined the Indian Foreign Service ?
Gaius Antius Restio
2,891
240.9
... that the tribune of the plebs Gaius Antius Restio passed a law in 68 BC forbidding Roman magistrates from attending banquets?
Sea of Tranquility (novel)
5,745
239.4
... that Olive Llewellyn, a character in the novel Sea of Tranquility , has been called a stand-in for Emily St. John Mandel , the novel's author?
Burns & McDonnell
2,442
236.7
... that the engineering and architectural company Burns & McDonnell is 100% owned by its employees?
Robert Byron Tabor
2,837
236.4
... that Robert Byron Tabor 's first major painting was put on display in the White House by Franklin D. Roosevelt and his wife?
15.ai
5,674
236.4
... that the developer of 15.ai claims that as little as 15 seconds of a person's voice is sufficient to clone it up to human standards using artificial intelligence ?
Celebrity Studies
5,634
234.8
... that a study published in the journal Celebrity Studies examined Pippa Middleton 's buttocks using Marxist and Freudian analyses?
Science Park station (MBTA)
5,559
231.6
... that Science Park station was built despite the objections of the operating agency?
Harry Stein (communist)
5,547
231.1
... that Australian communist Harry Stein was personally invited by Prime Minister Nguyễn Cao Kỳ to tour South Vietnam ?
Pipaluk Freuchen
5,534
230.6
... that Greenlandic author Pipaluk Freuchen was praised for the "unrelenting realism" in her first book, where a child kills a polar bear?
Artie Belle McGinty
2,743
228.6
... that 1920s and 1930s radio show actress Artie Belle McGinty played the original radio advertisement voice for Aunt Jemima ?
Evangeline (1914 film)
2,738
228.2
... that the film Evangeline , based on a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow , was praised by Longfellow's daughter?
The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude
2,689
224.1
... that William Forsythe 's ballet The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude is so difficult to dance that a ballerina said she would rather give birth again?
Isabel Darlington
2,680
223.3
... that Isabel Darlington was the first woman lawyer in Chester County, Pennsylvania , and the only woman practicing law there for 45 years?
Robert M. Blizzard
2,665
222.1
... that Robert M. Blizzard , who pioneered growth hormone therapy in children, liked to joke that he had added 11 miles (18 km) to the height of the U.S. population?
Catherine Flanagan
2,653
221.1
... that Catherine Flanagan was arrested and jailed in 1917 for picketing the White House in support of women's suffrage?
Deutsches Romantik-Museum
2,644
220.3
... that the Deutsches Romantik-Museum in Frankfurt , the only museum dedicated to the entire era of German Romanticism , looks like three houses and features blue elements?
Athanasius Safar
2,643
220.3
... that Athanasius Safar , a Syriac Catholic bishop from the Ottoman Empire , left Europe for Mexico in 1689?
June Rain
5,282
220.1
... that the novel June Rain was described by one critic as "a 'whodunit' without a 'who' "?
Brewer Hicklen
5,258
219.1
... that Brewer Hicklen (pictured) hosts an annual youth baseball camp in Alabama?
My Last Wonderful Days
2,617
218.1
... that the 1956 article "My Last Wonderful Days ", about an Iowa woman accepting terminal cancer, funded an Iowa State University scholarship program?
Bethlehem, Georgia
2,615
217.9
... that a new Christmas stamp that debuted in the 350-person town of Bethlehem, Georgia , in 1967 got so much attention that the two-employee post office had to hire forty-three temporary workers?
Mather Byles Almon
5,176
215.7
... that three men resigned from the Executive Council of Nova Scotia upon Mather Byles Almon 's appointment?
Charles Leslie Richardson
5,104
212.7
... that Charles Leslie Richardson was ordered to "make science fashionable in the army"?
Yosef Shenberger
2,545
212.1
... that Yosef Shenberger was inspired to add stained glass and other decorative elements to his synagogues through his study of ancient ruins?
A Proportional Response
5,058
210.8
... that Charlie Young was introduced into The West Wing over concerns of a lack of racial diversity in casting?
Hana wa Dare no Mono?
2,532
210.4
... that the first line to STU48 's "Hana wa Dare no Mono? ", which imagines a world without borders, is often misheard as wishing for a world without Tokyo ?
Supermodel (Måneskin song)
2,479
210.4
... that "Supermodel " is about a fictional character inspired by people Måneskin met in Los Angeles?
WVGB
2,516
209.7
... that a Federal Communications Commission examiner found that billing fraud at a South Carolina radio station "merited the severest sanctions"?
Jacopo da Trezzo
2,516
209.7
... that two slaves belonging to Don Carlos were trained by the Italian medallist Jacopo da Trezzo in his workshop in 1550s Madrid?
Hilda Hanbury
5,031
209.6
... that actress Hilda Hanbury was the grandmother of actors James and Edward Fox and the great-grandmother of actress Emilia Fox ?
Copland Track
2,510
209.2
... that a hut on New Zealand's Copland Track had to be moved after being hit by a mudslide just 13 weeks after opening?
The Polymath
4,985
207.7
... that the prologue to The Polymath was written by Martin Kemp , a leading expert on Leonardo da Vinci ?
Oey Tiang Tjoei
2,476
206.3
... that Oey Tiang Tjoei once physically assaulted the editor of a competing newspaper?
1917 Minsk City Duma election
4,950
206.3
... that in the 1917 municipal election in Minsk , Belorussian parties only won 2 out of 102 seats?
The Kreutzer Sonata (painting)
2,470
205.8
... that The Kreutzer Sonata was reproduced to promote Tabu ?
Daniel Boyd (artist)
2,119
205.4
... that indigenous Australian artist Daniel Boyd has depicted colonial figures including Captain James Cook and Governor Arthur Phillip as pirates?
Pat Gozemba
4,862
202.6
... that Pat Gozemba married her wife while researching a book about the history of the struggle for equal marriage in Massachusetts?
Ann Klein
4,819
200.8
... that Ann Klein supported a successful bill that allowed women to register to vote in New Jersey without disclosing their marital status?
Beacon Theatre (New York City)
4,802
200.1
... that the Beacon Theatre , once described as "a true bit of Bagdad on Broadway", later gained a reputation as a rock venue?
Bruno Pereira
2,390
200.0
... that Bruno Pereira , an expert in the indigenous people of Brazil, and journalist Dom Phillips were killed while on a trip in the Vale do Javari ?
Ernst Jacobi
2,394
199.5
... that Ernst Jacobi , known for portraying Gauleiter Löbsack in Volker Schlöndorff 's film The Tin Drum , played more than 200 roles as a television actor?
Mr. Ratburn and the Special Someone
2,044
198.1
... that an episode of the children's TV show Arthur featuring a same-sex wedding was not aired on Alabama's PBS network ?
Flag of Saint Helena
2,375
197.9
... that the wirebird on the flag of Saint Helena is the last species of bird that is endemic to the island?
Alfons Koziełł-Poklewski
4,694
195.6
... that Alfons Koziełł-Poklewski , dubbed the "vodka king of Siberia", was actually Polish?
David Davies (test pilot)
2,319
193.3
... that David P. Davies was the chief test pilot for the United Kingdom's Civil Aviation Authority for 33 years?
Ex parte Yarbrough
4,608
192.0
... that according to Rogers Smith , the U.S. Supreme Court 's decision in the Ku Klux Cases was its only ruling "markedly favorable to black voting rights" in the post-Reconstruction era ?
Floe Edge
2,296
191.3
... that the presentation of Inuit fashion items made from sealskin at contemporary art exhibition Floe Edge was called "an upraised Inuit middle finger" to anti–seal hunting activists?
Gladys Boyd
2,294
191.2
... that Canadian paediatrician Gladys Boyd was one of the first physicians to treat diabetic children with insulin?
Gita Sarabhai
2,271
189.3
... that Gita Sarabhai was among the first women to play the pakhavaj (example pictured) , a traditional musical instrument of India?
Mess L
4,528
188.7
... that Mess L , a multipurpose building in Banjarbaru , Indonesia, was historically used to house Soviet workers?
Sophia Reid-Gantzert
4,518
188.3
... that The Baby-Sitters Club actress Sophia Reid-Gantzert won an Austrian ballet competition when she was six?
Lately (Divine song)
2,257
188.1
... that when Divine 's song "Lately " topped the Billboard Hot 100 in 1998, it became the first number-one single for the performers, the songwriters , the producers , and the record labels ?
Esperanza Casteleiro
4,474
186.4
... that counterterrorism expert Esperanza Casteleiro used to work in human resources ?
Rafflesia lawangensis
4,454
185.6
... that Rafflesia lawangensis was previously misidentified as Rafflesia arnoldii , only to be identified as a new species in 2005 after photographs of it were sent to the National University of Malaysia ?
Uhlia
2,182
181.8
... that the fossil palm Uhlia allenbyensis has been found with "tar spots"?
Mirador mine
2,165
180.4
... that operations at Mirador mine were shut down in June 2022 by protests in Ecuador ?
Book of Common Prayer (1845 illuminated version)
4,313
179.7
... that Owen Jones 's elaborately ornamented Book of Common Prayer "pointed to the direction that books in general were to follow in the Victorian Age"?
Hausman Baboe
4,282
178.4
... that Hausman Baboe , a colonial district chief of Kuala Kapuas , was fired due to his anti-colonial remarks?
Ence (esports)
4,280
178.3
... that a song about an esports team went viral in Finland?
Dominic Keegan
4,274
178.1
... that Dominic Keegan refused a position on the New York Yankees to "go back and win another championship" for his college baseball team?
Walter William Covey-Crump
795
66.3
... that the son of Reverend Canon W. W. Covey-Crump , Commander A. T. L. Covey-Crump , compiled a list of Jack-speak that is still consulted by historians of the Royal Navy?
A. T. L. Covey-Crump
1,327
110.6
Total
2,122
176.8
Ursula Sillge
4,209
175.4
... that Ursula Sillge 's attempt to organize a 1978 national lesbian gathering in East Germany led to the banning of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf 's venue for LGBT meetings?
Hurricane (Kanye West song)
4,206
175.3
... that "Hurricane " was originally intended for Chance the Rapper , who passed on the song to Kanye West ?
Lawyering (book)
2,098
174.3
... that the beginning of Lawyering was compared to a Cinderella story?
British Empire Building
1,162
96.8
... that a plaza called the Channel Gardens was planted between British and French buildings at Rockefeller Center ?
La Maison Francaise (Rockefeller Center)
908
75.7
Total
2,070
172.5
Princeton–Deepwater District
4,124
171.8
... that part of West Virginia's Princeton–Deepwater District railway was so steep that only shortened coal trains could ascend it?
Anita Rivas
2,056
171.3
... that Anita Rivas , an Ecuadorian mayor, visited the United Kingdom and offered to stop oil drilling in a rainforest in Yasuní National Park ?
Tashy Bohm
2,051
170.9
... that Tashy Bohm held the American public high school 100 meter backstroke record for seven years?
National Agrarian Union
2,029
169.1
... that the National Agrarian Union opposed the introduction of female suffrage in Sweden?
Pacific Cyber/Metrix
4,053
168.9
... that a Pacific Cyber/Metrix 's Bubbl-Dek fits into the floppy drive bay of an IBM PC, allowing it to take a bubble memory module?
Rahmah el Yunusiyah
2,011
167.6
... that Rahmah el Yunusiyah founded four Islamic schools for women in Indonesia despite being made to leave school herself at the age of 16?
Nick Solak
4,021
167.5
... that baseball player Nick Solak was named after the sports bar where his parents first met?
Peter Dowding
4,016
167.3
... that as a lawyer, Peter Dowding defended more than 100 Vietnam War conscientious objectors ?
Mary Baines
1,999
166.6
... that Mary Baines , credited as one of the founders of the palliative care movement, initially thought it "very odd, this idea of caring for the dying"?
Carver Court
1,985
165.4
... that Carver Court in Coatesville, Pennsylvania , was built to house African-American steelworkers during World War II?
Thiri Zeya Thura of Taungdwin
1,971
164.3
... that after a successful siege of Mogaung , Commander Thiri Zeya Thura rushed back to Ava , arriving there in time for the coronation of Narapati I to present the captured sawbwa ?
Ernest Muir (doctor)
3,931
163.8
... that the Scottish medical missionary Ernest Muir championed the use of the traditional Ayurvedic cure chaulmoogra oil in treating Hansen's disease (leprosy)?
Dijon Talton
1,965
163.8
... that years after he played a recurring character on Glee during its first season, Dijon Talton reprised his role as Matt Rutherford in the final two episodes?
Irving L. Branch
1,957
163.1
... that Irving L. Branch headed the X-15 rocket program and the first test flight of the B-70 Valkyrie supersonic bomber?
Jim Pappin
3,903
162.6
... that Jim Pappin was credited with the 1967 Stanley Cup -clinching goal in exchange for giving Pete Stemkowski unlimited access to his backyard pool?
Flip (software)
1,944
162.0
... that the classroom video platform Flip was made free-to-use when acquired by Microsoft in 2018?
2020 dengue outbreak in Singapore
1,899
158.3
... that COVID-19 lockdown restrictions caused a 37-percent increase in infections of dengue fever in Singapore's 2020 outbreak ?
Pontifical
1,883
156.9
... that a pontiff in pontificals may pontificate with a pontifical at a Pontifical during his pontificate ?
Heather Engebretson
1,882
156.8
... that when Heather Engebretson portrayed the title role of Puccini's Madama Butterfly for the first time, a reviewer said that her voice "can tremble with panic and shine with hope"?
Lance McCullers
1,869
156.4
... that doctors told Lance McCullers that he should not continue to pitch in 1990, but he returned to Major League Baseball in 1992?
Louis Weinstein
1,851
154.3
... that Louis Weinstein , a pioneer in infectious disease treatment, funded his education by working as a jazz violinist?
Pytest
1,842
153.5
... that the software-testing framework pytest has been described as a key ecosystem project for the Python programming language?
Arrival (soundtrack)
1,836
153.0
... that the soundtrack for the 2016 film Arrival , composed by Jóhann Jóhannsson , was ruled ineligible for contention at the 89th Academy Awards due to the film's prominent inclusion of a Max Richter piece?
Portunus segnis
1,823
151.9
... that Portunus segnis was one of the earliest Lessepsian migrants to the Mediterranean, being first recorded in 1898 at Port Said?
Ellaisa Marquis
1,820
151.7
... that Ellaisa Marquis has been called the "marquis player" of women's football in Saint Lucia?
KXRR
3,626
151.1
... that a Louisiana radio station went to a satellite-fed music format because it had more control than with its previous "18- and 20-year-old jocks"?
Paleoflora of the Messel Formation
1,808
150.7
... that the paleoflora of the Messel Formation has had monographs documenting leaves, flowers, fruits, seeds and even pollen?
Ich lobe meinen Gott von ganzem Herzen
1,805
150.4
... that "Ich lobe meinen Gott von ganzem Herzen " is a cheerful hymn based on the beginning of Psalm 9 ?
The Illegal Immigrant
1,798
149.8
... that Mabel Cheung won the 5th Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director with her debut film The Illegal Immigrant ?
Bangalore
1,766 [d]
147.2
... that the name of the Indian city Bangalore could be derived from a Kannada word meaning 'town of boiled beans'?
Judith Ehrlich
3,528
147.0
... that Judith Ehrlich incorporated her NPR work on pacifism into a documentary focusing on conscientious objectors during World War II?
Irene Parlby
3,515
146.5
... that Irene Parlby was one of The Famous Five , a group of women in Canada who fought for the right of women to be considered "persons"?
Maizbhandari
1,753
146.1
... that the Maizbhandari order of Sufism in Bangladesh is each year host to reportedly the fifth-largest gathering of Muslims in the world?
Broadway Theatre (53rd Street)
1,745
145.4
... that the Broadway Theatre is one of Broadway 's few Broadway theaters ?
Angéline de Montbrun
902
75.2
... that Angéline de Montbrun by Laure Conan is the first psychological novel written by a French Canadian?
Laure Conan
795
66.3
Total
1,697
141.4
Paul Chadick
3,374
140.6
... that Paul Chadick performed so well in the Delaware River Basketball League that a sportswriter said it would "benefit the league if he retired"?
Paul Lester Errington
3,355
139.8
... that American conservationist Paul Lester Errington reshaped perception of predators ?
Sandy Brown (ceramist)
1,667
138.9
... that the ceramicist Sandy Brown wanted her sculpture Earth Goddess to be "female and making an impact"?
William S. Messervy
1,667
138.9
... that in an 1854 war with the Jicarilla , William S. Messervy , the acting governor of the New Mexico Territory , desired either "their extinction or their settlement in pueblos"?
Spiritual jazz
3,332
138.8
... that spiritual jazz originated in the 1960s, partially due to the civil rights movement ?
Don't Wake Me Up (album)
1,656
138.0
... that Phil Elverum recorded Don't Wake Me Up nocturnally, while "drinking pots of black tea all night"?
10 Things I Hate About You (song)
1,632
136.0
... that although Leah Kate 's single "10 Things I Hate About You " shares the same name as the 1999 movie , she said that she did not use it as inspiration for the song?
Kasymaly Jantöshev
3,239
135.0
... that a 1955 satirical comedy play by Kasymaly Jantöshev was one of the first signs of the relaxation of Soviet literary restrictions after the death of Joseph Stalin ?
Love Falls On Us
1,611
134.3
... that the book Love Falls On Us , about the LGBTQ movement in Africa, was praised by author Uzodinma Iweala for "elevating the extraordinary ordinariness of L.G.B.T.Q. Africans"?
Mohnyin Thado
3,203
133.5
... that King Mohnyin Thado of Ava responded to the troubles of his kingdom by recalibrating the Burmese calendar to year 2?
Erasmus Schöfer
1,587
132.3
... that Erasmus Schöfer chronicled the resistance in Germany, from the protests of 1968 to German reunification , in a tetralogy of novels?
WMXX-FM
1,532
128.2
... that a founder of a Tennessee radio station bought it back from the same group he had sold it to, who in turn had bought it back themselves?
2022 USFL Championship Game
1,511
126.4
... that the 2022 USFL playoffs and championship game could not be played in Birmingham, Alabama , as the rest of the season was, due to the 2022 World Games ?
Reflections (concert residency)
1,517
126.4
... that music from Mariah Carey , Sheena Easton , and Whitney Houston was the inspiration for the concert residency Reflections ?
Arthur Gray (philatelist)
1,516
126.3
... that in 2007, Arthur Gray 's £2 Kangaroo and Map stamp sold for a world record price for a single Australian stamp?
WAQI
1,514
126.2
... that two state representatives got into a fight in the parking lot of Miami's Radio Mambí after one's father insulted the other's on the air?
United Socialist Party (Romania)
1,504
125.3
... that following the ban of its labour unions in 1934, the Romanian United Socialist Party would rely on its youth and women's wings for political action?
Climate change in Uganda
2,993
124.7
... that the Rwenzori glaciers (examples pictured) are being melted by climate change in Uganda ?
Judiciary of Poland
2,970
123.8
... that Polish courts processed 14.38 million cases in 2020 while having fewer than 10,000 judges?
Kwaku Ohene-Frempong
2,966
123.6
... that Kwaku Ohene-Frempong , an expert in sickle cell disease , decided while still in medical school to devote his life to the study of the disease, after his newborn son was diagnosed with the condition?
WDXI
2,942
122.6
... that in Jackson, Tennessee , there was a 50–50 chance a reference to Dixie was about a radio station ?
George Mann Niedecken
2,932
122.2
... that George Mann Niedecken was a Prairie -style interior architect who designed furniture for Frank Lloyd Wright and worked for Marion Mahony Griffin ?
Regine at the Movies
1,427
121.1
... that the 2001 concert residency Regine at the Movies was restaged seventeen years later?
Paix
1,447
120.6
... that Catherine Ribeiro 's 1972 album Paix contains a 25-minute-long song about meeting a female personification of death ?
Maryna Striletska
2,889
120.4
... that in 2020, Ukrainian association football referee Maryna Striletska was part of the first all-woman officiating team for a men's international football match?
Edward A. Synan
2,858
119.1
... that Edward A. Synan , a military chaplain , wrote over eighty journal articles on subjects ranging from early patristics to late scholasticism ?
Fast and Feel Love
1,400
116.7
... that the plot of Fast and Feel Love involves a character competing to become the fastest cup-stacking competitor in the world?
Indy Bag Ladies
1,400
116.7
... that the Indy Bag Ladies , one of the oldest AIDS fundraising organizations, is a group of activist drag queens in Indianapolis who have raised more than $1 million for AIDS patients?
Bonnie Tan
2,047
85.3
... that 2021 NCAA champion Bonnie Tan served as the assistant to 2021 UAAP champion Goldwin Monteverde in 1991?
Goldwin Monteverde
751
31.3
Total
2,798
116.6
WCFW
2,771
115.5
... that local dairy farmers credit morning broadcasts of polka music from a Wisconsin radio station for relaxing their cows?
Sylke Haverkorn
1,356
115.1
... that former Dutch rugby union player Sylke Haverkorn served as head coach of the Turkey women's national team before securing the same position at her country's women's national team?
Gerlin Bean
1,374
114.5
... that activist Gerlin Bean co-founded the Organisation of Women of African and Asian Descent in 1978, an event described as "a watershed in the history of Black women's rights activism"?
J. Michael Miller
2,723
113.5
... that J. Michael Miller , the archbishop of Vancouver , who turns 76 today, starred in a high school production of Our Town opposite Mary Lou Finlay ?
Horace Archambeault
1,360
113.3
... that Horace Archambeault introduced a Quebec bill in 1904 that would make employers responsible for workplace accidents, even if they were not negligent ?
The Witcher (Prószyński i S-ka)
2,662
110.9
... that the first time The Witcher universe was portrayed outside the novels was in the 1993–1995 Polish comic book series of the same name ?
W. P. Mahoney
1,329
110.8
... that Arizona state senator W. P. Mahoney became an acquaintance of Wyatt Earp when he was a miner?
This Year's Model
2,557
106.5
... that in 2021, Elvis Costello remade his 1978 album This Year's Model in Spanish with several Latin musical artists?
Clayton Herald
2,507
104.5
... that the motto of the Clayton Herald was "Independent in Everything; Neutral in Nothing"?
Eleanor Glanville
1,205
100.4
... that 17th-century entomologist Eleanor Glanville raised her own moths and butterflies, and wrote some of the earliest detailed descriptions of butterfly rearing?
Sdorica
1,204
100.3
... that Sdorica featured crossovers with the fellow Rayark games Cytus II and Deemo , involving special events in Sdorica and song albums in Cytus II ?
Wilma Schmidt
1,203
100.3
... that the favourite role of Wilma Schmidt , who performed at the Staatsoper Hannover for more than five decades in German, Italian and Slavic operas, was the Marschallin in Der Rosenkavalier ?
Kiyoe Yoshioka
1,206
100.2
... that Kiyoe Yoshioka , the vocalist of the band Ikimonogakari , voiced an Eevee in the film Pokémon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened ?
John D'Orazio
2,394
99.8
... that politician John D'Orazio helped to secure a three-year trial of daylight saving time in Western Australia ?
Diana Tishchenko
2,363
98.5
... that the Ukrainian violinist Diana Tishchenko played Skoryk's Melody on a tour of the Kyiv Symphony Orchestra to Germany in April 2022?
Louise Janssen
1,163
96.9
... that Danish-born soprano Louise Janssen appeared at the Grand Théâtre de Lyon as Eva in the French premiere of Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg ?
Irish Bee Conservation Project
2,322
96.8
... that the Irish Bee Conservation Project is helping to rewild native bees with bee lodges on the estate of the historic Dunsany Castle ?
Sangram (1974 film)
2,322
96.8
... that Sheikh Mujibur Rahman , the first president of Bangladesh , had an appearance in the 1974 film Sangram ?
Mark Lettieri
2,283
95.1
... that jazz fusion and funk musician Mark Lettieri graduated with a degree in marketing?
Cerro Bola
1,136
94.7
... that the westernmost population of California fan palms is found on the slopes of Cerro Bola in Baja California, Mexico?
Natacha Aguilar de Soto
2,264
94.3
... that research on short-finned pilot whales (example pictured) by Natacha Aguilar de Soto is leading scientists to reassess foraging models for the behavior of marine predators?
Adalgisa Gabbi
1,134
94.2
... that after finding success in Poland and South America, soprano Adalgisa Gabbi performed at La Scala as Eva in the Italian premiere of Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg ?
Arthur Samuel Garretson
1,098
91.5
... that Garretson, South Dakota , was named after businessman Arthur Samuel Garretson ?
Ricardo D. Eliçabe
1,075
89.6
... that Argentinian Ricardo D. Eliçabe qualified as a physician, co-founded a petroleum refinery, and wrote about forgeries of Bolivia's first stamps?
Hector d'Andigné de Grandfontaine
1,071
89.3
... that the Treaty of Breda did not establish the borders of Acadia , so Hector d'Andigné de Grandfontaine established them at the Saint George River ?
Rod Zaine
1,045
87.1
... that Rod Zaine scored his high school's championship-winning single in Canadian football before playing in the National Hockey League ?
Charles Alban Buckler
2,077
86.5
... that Charles Alban Buckler , an artist, topographer, author, and officer of arms , rebuilt Arundel Castle ?
Adagio Hammerklavier
2,045
85.2
... that Hans van Manen 's ballet Adagio Hammerklavier is inspired by a recording of the Beethoven score that was played at an exceptionally slow tempo?
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021
2,015
84.0
... that the 19th Junior Eurovision Song Contest was held on 19 December with 19 participating countries – but the EBU had to choose between three competition scenarios due to COVID-19 ?
2022 British Athletics Championships
988
82.3
... that at the 2022 British Athletics Championships , Daryll Neita became the first woman since 2010 to win both the 100- and 200-metre events?
New Zealand Women Writers' Society
983
81.9
... that the first meeting of the New Zealand Women Writers' Society was chaired by a man?
Buford High School (South Carolina)
974
81.2
... that South Carolina's Buford High School was named in 1925 after Continental Army Colonel Abraham Buford , who fought at a nearby battlefield in 1780?
Motion Pictures in Education
970
80.8
... that the 1923 book Motion Pictures in Education is among the first major works about using films to teach students?
Sarah Traubel
829
80.4
... that soprano Sarah Traubel appeared as Inanna in Jörg Widmann's Babylon for the opening of the 2022 Internationale Maifestspiele Wiesbaden ?
Alpheus armatus
1,901
79.2
... that the snapping shrimp Alpheus armatus clears sand from a sea anemone 's lair?
Messe brève no. 7 (Gounod)
915
76.3
... that the Messe brève no. 7 by Charles Gounod (pictured) is an 1890 Missa brevis that he derived from an earlier work for only two voices and organ ?
KFYI
776
75.2
... that a Phoenix radio station served as the springboard for future Arizona governor Jack Williams and comedian Steve Allen ?
Brent Ladds
897
74.8
... that Ontario Hockey Association president Brent Ladds once agreed to let a player reduce his suspension by serving as a referee?
Climate change in Italy
866
72.5
... that the 2022 Marmolada serac collapse was caused by climate change in Italy ?
Alex Horton
1,691
70.5
... that Alex Horton made his Twenty20 cricket debut for Glamorgan despite no actual play being possible due to rain?
WBBD
845
70.4
... that after Lew Dickey Sr. broke into the radio business by buying a station in West Virginia , his son would go on to own Cumulus Media ?
Everywhere We Go (ballet)
817
68.1
... that indie musician Sufjan Stevens composed the score for the 2014 ballet Everywhere We Go , choreographed by Justin Peck for the New York City Ballet ?
Brandenburg (ballet)
806
67.2
... that Jerome Robbins 's final ballet, Brandenburg , set to excerpts from Bach's Brandenburg Concertos , is likened to a kaleidoscope ?
Martin & Regine: The World Concert Tour
796
66.3
... that Martin Nievera said "you won't see any dancers, fire eaters and things like that" at his 2003 World Concert Tour with Regine Velasquez ?
Frank H. Wadsworth
1,592
66.3
... that conservationist Frank H. Wadsworth supported and worked with efforts to recover the endangered Puerto Rican parrot ?
Enterprise (Omaha)
1,480
61.7
... that the Enterprise , a black newspaper in Omaha , supported a separate African American department at the 1898 Trans-Mississippi Exposition ?
Morris County Park Commission
740
61.5
... that the Morris County Park Commission in New Jersey oversees over 20,000 acres (8,100 ha) of land, including a marina, an ice skating arena , a horse stable, a historical farm, and a gristmill ?
Jealousy (Pale Waves song)
675
56.3
... that Heather Baron-Gracie of the band Pale Waves likened the music video for their song "Jealousy " to a "Helmet Lang or Calvin Klein advert"?
Messe modale en septuor
670
55.8
... that organist Jehan Alain 's Messe modale en septuor was written for a septet of soprano, alto, flute and string quartet?
There's a Honey
502
48.7
... that Matthew Healy and George Daniel of The 1975 helped make Pale Waves 's debut single, "There's a Honey ", "sonically bigger"?
R. B. Schlather
522
43.5
... that R. B. Schlather directed the world premiere of Hertzberg's chamber opera The Rose Elf in Brooklyn, as well as Cimarosa's L'Italiana in Londra and Puccini's Madama Butterfly at the Oper Frankfurt ?