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Anchorage White Raven 2024-12-13 29,936 1,247.3
... that a raven in Anchorage, Alaska (pictured) , ate tater tots and toast, fought over ice cream, and disassembled a streetlamp?
Seunghan 2024-12-16 29,632 1,234.6
... that Seunghan (pictured) was forced out of his band because of a cigarette and a kiss?
Zooming In on the Andromeda Galaxy 2024-12-02 25,622 1,067.6
... that more than one hundred million stars are visible in Zooming In on the Andromeda Galaxy (pictured) ?
Regulus (Turner) 2024-12-07 23,817 992.4
... that a man stabbed Regulus (pictured) because he disliked the "misty state of the picture"?
Lizzie Esau 2024-12-09 23,392 974.6
... that Lizzie Esau (pictured) covered a 1955 song for a 2024 series about a 1553 queen ?
Trevor (duck) 2024-12-09 22,639 943.3
... that "the world's loneliest duck Niue in 2018?
God of Amiens 2024-12-10 21,132 880.5
... that the God of Amiens (head pictured) seems to have lost his serpent?
Castlereagh–Canning duel 2024-12-05 19,100 795.8
... that in 1809, two ministers leading the British war effort against Napoleon fought a duel against each other
Orphan Rescues Grandfather
2024-12-11 12,070
502.9
... that Zhou Jianyun Orphan Rescues Grandfather (scene pictured) , saving his studio?
Zhou Jianyun
6,732
280.5
Total 18,802 783.4
Kim Kuk-song 2024-12-03 17,568 732.0
... that a senior colonel
Barquq Castle 2024-12-08 17,148 714.5
... that the 14th-century Barquq Castle (pictured) was damaged during the Israel–Hamas war ?
Everett Railroad 11 2024-12-17 17,106 712.8
... that Everett Railroad 11 (pictured) had to be modified after it met a sharp curve on its first trip?
Light Vessel 16 2024-12-07 16,970 707.1
... that the oldest surviving wooden lightship
Muthkwey 2024-12-05 16,785 699.4
... that muthkwey
Near-miss effect 2024-12-02 15,655 652.3
... that due to the near-miss effect
Coconut cup 2024-12-10 14,706 612.8
... that coconut cups
The Horn of Plenty 2024-12-19 14,651 610.5
... that The Horn of Plenty Alexander McQueen satirized the fashion industry with clothing sewn from expensive fabric made to look like household trash (example pictured) ?
Anastasia Somoza 2024-12-17 14,358 598.2
... that as a nine-year-old, Anastasia Somoza Bill Clinton ?
Operation Blooming Onion 2024-12-09 14,172 590.5
... that Operation Blooming Onion H-2A visa workers in the state of Georgia ?
David Fishwick 2024-12-17 14,156 [ a] 589.9
... that David Fishwick
A Flood in Baath Country
2024-12-09
7,932
330.5
... that a Syrian filmmaker repurposed footage from his first film his last film
Film Essay on the Euphrates Dam
5,780
240.9
Total 13,712 571.3
Al LeBoeuf 2024-12-04 13,134 547.3
... that Al LeBoeuf a rare condition in 2012 from an injury that he suffered in 1985?
Feelie (Brave New World) 2024-12-04 12,832 534.6
... that Aldous Huxley developed his "feelies talkies "?
Yangginu
2024-12-12
6,936
289.0
... that Yangginu Khan Wan
Wan (khan)
5,758
239.9
Total 12,694 528.9
Tin mining in Indonesia 2024-12-03 12,286 511.9
... that water-filled pits (example pictured) left behind by tin mining activities in Indonesia
James Smart (police officer) 2024-12-02 12,240 510.0
... that Chief Constable James Smart
MrBeast Lab 2024-12-01 12,102 504.2
... that the MrBeast Lab
Dog 2024-12-05 12,005 [ b] 500.2
... that dogs (example pictured) have much more sensitive noses and ears than humans, but have trouble distinguishing red from green?
The Silver Veil and the Golden Gate 2024-12-02 11,658 485.8
... that an Indiana university recently argued in court that The Silver Veil and the Golden Gate
Marie Denizard 2024-12-04 11,658 485.7
... that Marie Denizard (pictured) stood as a candidate in a French presidential election in 1913, thirty years before French women achieved suffrage?
Piri Reis 2024-12-02 11,570 482.1
... that Piri Reis not map Antarctica in the sixteenth century?
Carlyle Hotel 2024-12-12 11,436 476.5
... that a staff member at the Carlyle Hotel (pictured) once lent his own bow tie to Laurence Olivier ?
Upper Chehalis people 2024-12-16 11,426 476.1
... that the Upper Chehalis people
The Crystal (tabloid) 2024-12-04 11,290 470.4
... that The Crystal
Codex Monacensis (X 033) 2024-12-11 10,853 452.2
... that a manuscript of the New Testament
John Moore (basketball) 2024-12-13 10,803 450.1
... that John Moore 's mother, after learning that UCLA 's student-body president was Black, said "this is where he's going to school"?
2007 Greensburg tornado 2024-12-18 10,782 449.2
... that the 2007 Greensburg tornado smaller tornadoes orbiting it?
Zheng Zhegu 2024-12-15 10,722 446.8
... that Zheng Zhegu
Wang Hanlun
2024-12-13
6,022
250.9
... that Wang Hanlun her company's only film
Revenge of an Actress
4,686
195.3
Total 10,709 446.2
HMS Unruffled 2024-12-19 10,557 439.9
... that a cat, Timoshenko, joined the British submarine HMS Unruffled
James Michael Reardon 2024-12-18 10,312 429.6
... that after he did not come home for dinner, James Michael Reardon 's assistant priests found that he had died in his basilica while praying?
Oh My Mother! 2024-12-03 10,306 429.4
... that the author of Oh My Mother! Asian-American girls the name "Connie"?
Light Vessel 93 2024-12-15 10,136 422.3
... that Light Vessel 93 (pictured) was converted into a photography studio?
Bob Hobman 2024-12-10 9,980 415.8
... that Bob Hobman Palaeolithic humans after 130,000-year-old tools were found on the island of Crete ?
Adrenal crisis 2024-12-12 9,885 411.9
... that the death rate from adrenal crises
Breton Civil War, 1341 2024-12-03 9,743 406.0
... that when John of Montfort was captured in 1341 during the Breton Civil War
Hikari Kodama 2024-12-14 9,692 403.8
... that Hikari Kodama
Fukushima nuclear accident 2024-12-16 9,596 [ c] 399.9
... that an official investigation found the Fukushima nuclear accident
1939 Liechtenstein general election 2024-12-01 9,560 398.3
... that no actual voting took place in the 1939 Liechtenstein general election
Amer Ghalib 2024-12-12 9,420 392.5
... that the city council of Hamtramck , led by Mayor Amer Ghalib pride flag from publicly owned flagpoles?
Al-Altan 2024-12-05 9,333 388.9
... that the Mongol princess Al-Altan Ögedei Khan ?
Backflip (figure skating) 2024-12-11 9,269 386.2
... that the backflip figure skating was lifted in 2024 alongside other "somersault type jumps"?
2014 NFC Championship Game 2024-12-15 9,164 381.9
... that the Green Bay Packers lost the 2014 NFC Championship Game Super Bowl after they were considered to have a 99.9-percent chance of victory?
Mohamed Aw-Ali Abdi 2024-12-14 9,157 381.5
... that Mohamed Aw-Ali Abdi (pictured) campaigned in Birmingham , England, while running to become the vice president of Somaliland ?
Soviet atrocities committed against prisoners of war during World War II 2024-12-10 9,113 379.7
... that during World War II, Soviet atrocities against prisoners of war Katyn massacre ?
Chauncey Archiquette 2024-12-02 9,096 379.0
... that tacklers "bounced off" Chauncey Archiquette
Diane Leather 2024-12-19 9,064 377.7
... that Diane Leather
Tony Pajaczkowski 2024-12-06 8,740 364.2
... that one Canadian football announcer refused to mention Tony Pajaczkowski
Dr Disrespect 2024-12-13 8,635 359.8
... that Dr Disrespect 's first videos featured a bombastic "champion" trash-talking game-play footage?
Hanif Kureshi 2024-12-04 8,570 357.1
... that Hanif Kureshi
Carrlyn Bathe 2024-12-02 8,560 356.7
... that Carrlyn Bathe
Amalric of Nesle 2024-12-01 8,534 355.6
... that Patriarch Amalric
Rada Dyson-Hudson 2024-12-11 8,500 354.2
... that Rada Dyson-Hudson Johns Hopkins University and Cornell University despite her academic record and capabilities?
Thomas Sewell (neo-Nazi) 2024-12-09 8,456 352.3
... that Thomas Sewell Christchurch mosque shootings into the Lads Society ?
Jugtown Historic District 2024-12-03 8,451 352.1
... that an underground tunnel between two houses in what is now Jugtown Historic District
Miss Shampoo 2024-12-08 8,288 345.3
... that several local residents mistook the production set of Miss Shampoo
Tetris (Spectrum HoloByte) 2024-12-13 8,286 345.2
... that Spectrum HoloByte published Tetris
Fen Juhua
2024-12-19
5,537
230.7
... that Fen Juhua a 1925 film
Heroine Li Feifei
2,727
113.6
Total 8,264 344.3
Lou Rash 2024-12-05 8,196 341.5
... that in his first year in the NFL , Lou Rash
Thomas Curnow 2024-12-07 8,178 340.8
... that schoolteacher Thomas Curnow Ned Kelly ?
Campo Valdés Roman baths 2024-12-03 8,003 333.5
... that the Campo Valdés Roman baths
Susan Finnegan 2024-12-18 7,717 321.5
... that Susan Finnegan
Annie Huggett 2024-12-07 7,704 321.0
... that Annie Huggett
Peter Capaldi 2024-12-11 7,614 [ d] 317.2
... that Doctor Who Peter Capaldi
2011 Cullman–Arab tornado 2024-12-03 7,476 311.5
... that five of the six people killed in the 2011 Cullman–Arab tornado
Manga and anime fandom in Poland 2024-12-04 7,437 309.9
... that the Polish manga and anime fandom
Kang Ju-hyeok 2024-12-06 7,328 305.3
... that Kang Ju-hyeok (pictured) became the youngest player in FC Seoul 's history at the age of 17 years, 9 months, and 6 days?
Gigarta 2024-12-04 7,172 298.8
... that Gigarta Strabo and Pliny the Elder , is believed to have been located on the slopes of Mount Lebanon , although its exact location remains under debate?
Huaju 2024-12-17 7,084 295.2
... that modern Chinese drama
Paradise Theater (Bronx) 2024-12-17 7,080 295.0
... that Saint George fought a dragon at the Paradise Theater
Saybrook Colony 2024-12-05 7,065 294.4
... that the Saybrook Colony
Gutidara 2024-12-08 7,020 292.5
... that Gutidara water buffalo horns?
The Last Dance (2024 film) 2024-12-12 6,786 [ e] 282.7
... that to prepare for her role in The Last Dance Taoist funeral ritual traditionally performed only by men?
Henry Parnell, 5th Baron Congleton 2024-12-07 6,739 280.8
... that Henry Parnell British parliamentarian to die in the First World War ?
Peel's Cut 2024-12-01 6,720 280.0
... that Peel's Cut
I Hotel (novel) 2024-12-02 6,718 279.9
... that Karen Tei Yamashita realized the structure of her novel, I Hotel
Meillet's principle 2024-12-14 6,664 277.7
... that although three witnesses are typically needed linguistic reconstruction , only two are necessary if borrowing and innovation can be ruled out?
Murakami T 2024-12-15 6,662 277.6
... that Haruki Murakami owns so many T-shirts that he published a book about them
Patrick J. Ryan (chaplain) 2024-12-12 6,625 276.0
... that U.S. Army chaplain Patrick Ryan Mass of thanksgiving for 10,000 people after the liberation of Rome ?
The Catholic Spirit 2024-12-07 6,609 275.4
... that a priest canceled 1,600 subscriptions to The Catholic Bulletin
1984 Southland floods 2024-12-01 6,561 273.4
... that although no people died in the 1984 Southland floods
Sehome, Bellingham, Washington 2024-12-03 6,458 269.1
... that Sehome
Yoon Do-young 2024-12-18 6,368 265.3
... that Yoon Do-young (pictured) scored his debut goal for Daejeon Hana Citizen 50 seconds into a match against Gwangju FC ?
Chen Qiyou 2024-12-08 6,346 264.4
... that Chen Qiyou
St John the Evangelist Church, Islington 2024-12-06 6,316 263.2
... that Augustus Pugin called St John the Evangelist Church, Islington
Snooze (SZA song) 2024-12-16 6,165 256.9
... that SZA's "Snooze
Timeless Voyage 2024-12-02 6,141 255.9
... that the author of the comic book Timeless Voyage UFO religion ?
An American Overture 2024-12-13 6,112 254.7
... that Benjamin Britten wanted the score of his An American Overture
Waltz in A minor (Chopin, rediscovered 2024) 2024-12-14 6,110 254.6
... that the discovery of a new waltz Chopin was announced in October 2024?
Light Weight Air Warning Radar 2024-12-09 5,974 248.9
... that the Australian Light Weight Air Warning Radar
Liliget Feast House 2024-12-11 5,966 248.6
... that "unusual choices" at Liliget Feast House oolichans ?
Packers–Seahawks rivalry 2024-12-16 5,794 [ f] 241.4
... that of the 25 times the Green Bay Packers and Seattle Seahawks playoffs ?
Elin Falk 2024-12-14 5,764 240.2
... that Elin Falk
Bejeweled (video game) 2024-12-14 5,762 240.1
... that match-three video games such as Candy Crush Saga Bejeweled
Ngiam Tong Dow 2024-12-08 5,704 237.7
... that Ngiam Tong Dow United States one-dollar bill ?
Krzyż i półksiężyc 2024-12-01 5,634 234.8
... that according to The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction The Cross and the Crescent military science fiction in Polish literature?
Kingdom of Characters 2024-12-01 5,592 233.0
... that while conducting research for Kingdom of Characters Jing Tsu visited archives across multiple countries and continents?
1931 Barcelona rent strike 2024-12-08 5,378 224.1
... that the 1931 Barcelona rent strike
Gail Damerow 2024-12-15 5,350 222.9
... that Gail Damerow Cesar Millan "?
Bob Hainlen 2024-12-18 5,202 216.8
... that Bob Hainlen
Carl Smith (canoeing) 2024-12-01 5,186 216.1
... that a canoe (pictured) designed by Carl Smith circumnavigation of Earth in 1883–1885 ?
Helen Chaman Lall 2024-12-16 5,159 215.0
... that Amrita Sher-Gil painted a portrait of Helen Chaman Lall
Tiny Glade 2024-12-08 5,116 213.2
... that Tiny Glade
Emancipation Pictorial 2024-12-14 4,987 207.8
... that most of the contributors to the Emancipation Pictorial
Third Cathedral of Saint Paul (Minnesota)
2024-12-19
3,150
131.2
... that the offices Hamm's Brewery in Saint Paul, Minnesota , were built on the site of the city's third cathedral
Hamm Building
1,657
69.0
Total 4,807 200.3
GeoNet (New Zealand) 2024-12-10 4,788 199.5
... that Aucklanders have a reputation for making false earthquake reports on New Zealand's earthquake monitoring website GeoNet
St Peter's Church, Stapenhill 2024-12-17 4,742 197.6
... that the medieval font of St Peter's Church, Stapenhill
Aaron Kennedy 2024-12-10 4,740 197.5
... that in his first electoral victory, Aaron Kennedy New Brunswick ?
Ethanoligenens harbinense 2024-12-18 4,736 197.3
... that the bacterium Ethanoligenens harbinense
Celeste Caeiro 2024-12-09 4,671 194.6
... that Celeste Caeiro 's actions led to the naming of the 1974 coup in Portugal as the Carnation Revolution ?
Shane Connolly (florist) 2024-12-12 4,656 194.0
... that Shane Connolly
Ornithoprion 2024-12-03 4,612 192.2
... that Ornithoprion
Hermance Edan 2024-12-09 4,500 187.5
... that L'Attaque , the board game that became Stratego a 57-year-old woman
Chiu Yuh-chuan 2024-12-05 4,466 186.1
... that future Olympic weightlifter Chiu Yuh-chuan
Arne Slettebak 2024-12-16 4,419 184.1
... that Arne Slettebak stellar rotation after it had been abandoned for nearly 15 years?
Rich Romer 2024-12-17 4,348 181.1
... that American football player Rich Romer All-American by Pizza Hut ?
Tommy Suggs 2024-12-11 4,286 178.6
... that Tommy Suggs Also sprach Zarathustra his college football team 's entrance music, because he saw Elvis Presley do it first?
ZIZ 2024-12-06 4,286 178.6
... that the political opposition in Saint Kitts and Nevis has viewed the national broadcaster, ZIZ
Charel Allen 2024-12-10 4,144 172.7
... that basketball player Charel Allen Bulgarian Cup champion despite knowing only a few words of Bulgarian?
7th National Eucharistic Congress (United States) 2024-12-13 4,118 171.6
... that a future World War II aircraft carrier was used as a hotel during the 7th National Eucharistic Congress
Dostrotime 2024-12-18 3,976 165.7
... that a music video for a song on the album Dostrotime oscilloscope ?
David Hilchen 2024-12-08 3,966 165.2
... that David Hilchen Renaissance humanism in the area of the present-day Baltic states ?
Bern Shanks 2024-12-08 3,923 163.5
... that a columnist described Bern Shanks
Trisha Stafford-Odom 2024-12-05 3,912 163.0
... that basketball coach Trisha Stafford-Odom Eagles to join the Eagles ?
Perplexities after Escher 2024-12-12 3,906 162.8
... that Perplexities after Escher heckelphone , string quartet and double bass, is based on five graphic artworks by M. C. Escher ?
Jiangwan Racecourse 2024-12-11 3,704 154.3
... that the Jiangwan Racecourse
Vanishing (song) 2024-12-10 3,678 153.2
... that "Vanishing Mariah Carey produced by herself?
Izvestiya Soveta rabochikh i soldatskikh deputatov goroda Askhabada 2024-12-18 3,567 148.6
... that Izvestiya Askhabadskogo Soveta
Mary Robertson 2024-12-06 3,551 148.0
... that Mary Robertson University of Cape Town ?
Dear Jinri 2024-12-19 3,537 147.4
... that a documentary film Sulli employs elements of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Mo Tzu-yi 2024-12-14 3,532 147.2
... that after seeing Taiwanese actor Mo Tzu-yi 's work, a director sought to inquire about him at a film market, only to find Mo standing right behind him?
Frank A. Kimball 2024-12-04 3,501 145.9
... that Frank A. Kimball National City, California , in exchange for thousands of acres of land?
Port Mercer, New Jersey 2024-12-06 3,498 145.7
... that residents of Port Mercer, New Jersey Delaware and Raritan Canal and having local boys "rescue" them for a fee?
Fagoppositionens Sammenslutning 2024-12-16 3,466 144.4
... that members of the Trade Union Opposition Federation stormed the Copenhagen Stock Exchange ?
2011 Cordova–Blountsville tornado 2024-12-13 3,460 144.2
... that Cordova, Alabama , was hit by two tornadoes on the same day in 2011, the second of which
Agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan respecting the District of Zanghezour 2024-12-07 3,360 140.0
... that after signing a peace agreement in 1919 Azerbaijan prepared another invasion of southern Armenia that was foiled by a rebellion in Nagorno-Karabakh ?
Miles Rock 2024-12-19 3,298 137.4
... that Miles Rock Guatemala–Mexico border ?
Thokchom Chandrasekhar Singh 2024-12-15 3,226 134.4
... that politician Thokchom Chandrasekhar Singh Manipur Legislative Assembly ?
Kenneth Creer 2024-12-10 3,207 133.6
... that Kenneth Creer cosmology to geological problems?
Richard Du Cann 2024-12-06 3,144 131.0
... that Richard Du Cann Lady Chatterley's Lover obscenity trialJohn Stonehouse ?
Sams Creek (New Zealand) 2024-12-18 3,058 127.4
... that the area around Sams Creek Kahurangi National Park when it was formed in 1996 due to gold-mining interests?
Trey McKenney 2024-12-16 2,990 124.6
... that basketball player Trey McKenney free throws in St. Mary's Preparatory 's 2024 state championship victory?
Verificado 2018 2024-12-11 2,852 118.8
... that Verificado 2018 disinformation during the 2018 Mexican federal election ?
Celie Ellis Turner 2024-12-07 2,786 116.1
... that comic-opera performer Celie Ellis Turner
Eurovision Song Contest 1975 2024-12-04 2,781 115.9
... that the Swedish broadcaster organising the Eurovision Song Contest 1975
1957 Manipur Territorial Council election 2024-12-05 2,680 111.7
... that out of 148 candidates in the 1957 Manipur Territorial Council election
Qizil Tugh 2024-12-15 2,624 109.3
... that the newspaper Qizil Tugh Red Banner ) provided a publishing platform for young Uyghur-language poets and writers in the Soviet Union?
Cherry on Top (Bini song) 2024-12-17 2,501 104.2
... that Bini 's performance of "Cherry on Top KCON 2024 was the first act by a Filipino pop group at the event?
Jordan Watkins 2024-12-15 2,442 101.7
... that in a 2024 game, college football player Jordan Watkins Ole Miss –record five receiving touchdowns – even though he had never before had more than one?
Adou Thiero 2024-12-14 2,382 99.2
... that college basketball player Adou Thiero
Nicolas-Joseph Platel 2024-12-17 2,339 97.5
... that French cellist Nicolas-Joseph Platel
Kazansky District, Petrograd 2024-12-15 2,154 89.7
... that both Catholic and Orthodox Christian democrats received a higher share of votes in Kazansky District Petrograd in the 1917 Russian elections ?
Child Law Project 2024-12-12 1,924 80.2
... that the Child Law Project Ireland 's child-care system?
Anthony F. Ciampi 2024-12-19 1,837 76.5
... that Anthony F. Ciampi College of the Holy Cross after it was destroyed by fire in 1852?
Cathedral Cemetery 2024-12-06 1,820 75.8
... that the funds from the sale of burial lots at Cathedral Cemetery Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul ?
Abortion in Gabon 2024-12-09 1,776 74.0
... that while supporting a law easing restrictions on abortion in Gabon Rose Christiane Raponda said "it is not yet the right time"?
2025 Inter Miami CF season 2024-12-19 1,635 68.1
... that the 2025 season Inter Miami CF includes matches in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup ?
Arthur France 2024-12-13 1,613 67.2
... that Arthur France Leeds West Indian Carnival , the first Caribbean carnival in Europe, in 1967?
Kammerkonzert (Hartmann) 2024-12-06 1,380 57.5
... that Karl Amadeus Hartmann completed his Hungarian-influenced composition Kammerkonzert inner emigration after Hitler's seizure of power?
Sequenza XIV 2024-12-07 1,313 54.7
... that cellist Rohan de Saram 's background as a geta bera Luciano Berio 's Sequenza XIV ?
Echoes of Life Tour 2024-12-01 1,273 53.0
... that the director for Yuzuru Hanyu 's Echoes of Life Tour 2016 Summer Olympics closing ceremony ?
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