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Jumbo slice2017-01-1729,3822,448.5... that a single jumbo slice (pictured) may contain over 1,000 calories?
Elizabeth Plankinton House 2017-01-31 9,782 846.4 ... that "Merchant Prince and Princely Merchant" John Plankinton built a mansion (pictured) as a wedding gift for his daughter Elizabeth, but she refused to live in it because her fiancé, Richard Henry Park, ran off with a dancer?
John Plankinton 7,000 605.6
Richard Henry Park 5,120 443.0
Total21,9021,895.0
Soup and sandwich2017-01-1918,0041,500.3... that the soup and sandwich combination (example pictured) has been a popular lunch dish in the United States since the 1920s?
Arone Teikatoara 2017-01-20 9,768 814.0 ... that Bernardo Putairi (pictured) succeeded as the final Prince Regent of Mangareva after his predecessor Arone Teikatoara kissed a girl on the street?
Bernardo Putairi 5,527 460.6
Total15,2941,274.5
Bisaldeo temple2017-01-1114,3281,194.0... that the courtyard of the Bisaldeo temple (pictured) is now partially submerged by the waters of the Bisalpur Dam reservoir?
Deseret alphabet2017-01-3114,2581,186.6... that at one point, some street signs in Salt Lake City were written in the Deseret alphabet (pictured)?
HMS Negro (1916)2017-01-1614,0671,172.2... that during World War I, HMS Negro sank after two depth charges from HMS Hoste tore open its hull?
Democracy voucher2017-01-1013,3051,108.8... that Seattle will begin issuing "democracy vouchers" in 2017?
Sundial cannon2017-01-2614,8931,089.7... that sundial cannons (example pictured) were triggered by the sun to fire at noon?
INS Vikrant (R11)2017-01-0226,1271,088.6... that INS Vikrant (pictured) was India's first aircraft carrier?
Charles Ellis Johnson2017-01-3015,2121,076.4... that Mormon photographer Charles Ellis Johnson made artistic nudes and risqué stereoviews (example pictured)?
Emany Mata Likambe2017-01-3014,6221,034.6... that Emany Mata Likambe, Zaire's former ambassador to Poland, was discovered homeless and living on the streets of Warsaw in 1994 after his government had failed to pay him for over two years?
Safeguards Transporter2017-01-0524,5911,024.6... that in the United States, nuclear weapons are moved by trucks called Safeguards Transporters which were designed by the Sandia National Laboratories?
Alan Rawlinson2017-01-1112,2741,022.9... that Australian World War II fighter ace Alan Rawlinson had "Sweet FA" in the Middle East before he got "up you" in the South West Pacific?
Sutton Hoo helmet2017-01-0724,2191,009.1... that the 7th-century royal Anglo-Saxon Sutton Hoo helmet (pictured) was excavated in more than 500 pieces?
Mound Landing, Mississippi2017-01-2112,0831,006.9... that a levee break at Mound Landing, Mississippi (pictured) – now an isolated ghost town on the banks of the Mississippi River – began one of the worst floods in American history?
Petrodollar recycling2017-01-1610,985915.4... that the 90% purchase of New York's Chrysler Building (pictured) by the Abu Dhabi Investment Council was a prominent example of petrodollar recycling?
Rabbit stew2017-01-2310,344862.0... that rabbit stew (pictured) sometimes includes rabbit blood as an ingredient to thicken and enrich it?
Federal Protective Forces2017-01-209,866822.2... that up to 50% of a U.S. Federal Protective Forces detachment could be killed while defending a U.S. Department of Energy facility?
Üçayak Byzantine Church2017-01-109,810817.5... that the Üçayak Byzantine Church (ruins pictured) was a double church?
Lake Corcoran2017-01-199,436786.4... that a large lake once occupied the Central Valley of California?
Naomi Frankel2017-01-259,110759.2... that after six decades subscribing to left-wing ideology, German-Israeli novelist Naomi Frankel (pictured) adopted right-wing ideology and moved to the West Bank?
Ralph Deleon2017-01-139,016751.3... that US President-elect Donald Trump referred to the Ralph Deleon case in a speech about immigration?
Pioneer Cabin Tree2017-01-307,394[a]750.0... that cars once drove through the Pioneer Cabin Tree (pictured), which drew thousands of visitors annually?
Walt Disney World Railroad2017-01-278,440749.7... that the Walt Disney World Railroad (pictured), with 3.7 million passengers each year, is one of the most popular railroads in the world powered by steam locomotives?
Lucy Dudko2017-01-318,541738.9... that in 1999 Lucy Dudko hijacked a helicopter to break out her lover from Silverwater Correctional Complex in Sydney?
America's 60 Families2017-01-188,787732.2... that America's 60 Families was said to be comparable to Karl Marx's Capital?
Rokugō rebellion2017-01-238,648720.7... that in 1603, more than 1,000 rōnins rebelled at Rokugō in a "final suicidal gesture" for their former lord, Onodera Yoshimichi?
Lyngiades massacre2017-01-108,636719.6... that 71 years after the Lyngiades massacre in Greece, President Joachim Gauck was Germany's first official representative to visit the site and express his apologies for the Wehrmacht's atrocities?
Dragon kiln2017-01-228,630719.1... that Chinese dragon kilns for pottery (excavated kiln pictured) ran up hillsides, could be 135 metres (443 ft) long, and could fire tens of thousands of pieces at a time?
Franco-Tahitian War2017-01-298,623703.9... that the Franco-Tahitian War (1844–1847) culminated in the defeat of the Tahitians at Fort Fautaua (pictured)?
Mary Lucy Dosh2017-01-118,292691.0... that the casket of volunteer American Civil War nurse Mary Lucy Dosh was escorted by both Union and Confederate troops?
Woke2017-01-138,144678.6... that Bloomberg Businessweek asked, "Is Wikipedia woke?"
Cray-32017-01-0316,098675.5... that when Seymour Cray designed the Cray-3 supercomputer, he insisted that the processor fit into a 1-cubic-foot (0.028 m3) block?
Pablo Hidalgo2017-01-178,007667.2... that J. J. Abrams consulted Pablo Hidalgo up to three times a day while filming Star Wars: The Force Awakens?
Mangal Shobhajatra2017-01-247,977664.8... that the Mangal Shobhajatra (pictured) has been declared an intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO?
Y Sap mine2017-01-0315,596654.4... that the Y Sap mine was an explosive planted under German trenches before the Battle of the Somme in World War I?
Sonja Vectomov2017-01-247,818651.5... that "lamprophrenia", a portmanteau of the Greek words lampron (bright) and phrenia (mind), was coined by Czech–Finnish musical artist Sonja Vectomov (pictured) as the title of her debut album?
Kim Seong-il2017-01-187,740645.0... that Kim Seong-il believed the Japanese invasions of Korea would not take place?
Ipomoea pandurata2017-01-137,688640.7... that the root of the wild sweet potato (pictured) can weigh 10 kilograms (22 lb) or more?
V-2 missile launch site, Blizna2017-01-0215,372640.5... that in order to disguise the V-2 missile launch site in Blizna, the Nazis created an artificial village with plywood cottages and barns, and plaster people and animals?
Okavango Dyke Swarm2017-01-137,610634.2... that the Okavango Dyke Swarm formed 180 million years ago during the opening of the Indian Ocean?
Lion Hunt of Ashurbanipal2017-01-0415,050627.1... that the Lion Hunt of Ashurbanipal reliefs (pictured) from c. 640 BC show the king killing lions with swords, spears, and arrows?
J. W. Lonoaea2017-01-0314,357602.4... that J. W. Lonoaea died because he voted for a king instead of a queen?
Salade niçoise2017-01-0913,843576.8... that the mayor of Nice implored cooks to "never, never, I beg you, include boiled potato or any other boiled vegetable in your salade niçoise"?
Killenworth2017-01-196,775564.6... that the city of Glen Cove, New York, once tried to foreclose on the Soviet diplomatic retreat at Killenworth (pictured), and later denied its residents beach permits?
Clarence A. Shoop2017-01-186,726560.5... that test pilot Major General Clarence A. Shoop was court-martialed as a cadet?
Grace Bochenek2017-01-265,740555.5... that Grace Bochenek (pictured), an engineer and director of the U.S. National Energy Technology Laboratory, is the acting Secretary of Energy?
DRDO Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon2017-01-166,633552.8... that India's first fully indigenous anti-airfield weapon was tested in 2016?
Llullaillaco2017-01-316,358550.1... that Llullaillaco is a historically active volcano and the highest archaeological site in the world?
Jennifer Lawrence2017-01-0713,168[b]548.6... that Jennifer Lawrence was reported to be the highest-paid actress in the world in 2015 and 2016?
Geological deformation of Iceland2017-01-206,569547.4... that the geological deformation of Iceland is resulting in cracks opening up in the surface (example pictured)?
Oskar Gottlieb Blarr2017-01-0312,985544.8... that Oskar Gottlieb Blarr (pictured), "the composer with the hat", visited Israel to experience where Jesus lived as a Jew?
Bombing of Nagaoka2017-01-267,439544.3... that during the bombing of Nagaoka in World War II, 80% of the urban area of the city burned down?
King Kalākaua's world tour2017-01-226,473539.4... that one of the goals of King Kalākaua's world tour (Kalākaua pictured) was to save the declining population of Native Hawaiians?
Moon Duchin2017-01-106,319526.6... that mathematician Moon Duchin was inspired to break gender barriers in mathematics by a book on baseball player Jackie Robinson's struggles against racism?
Broad-tailed paradise whydah 2017-01-19 4,011 334.2 ... that the broad-tailed paradise whydah parasitises the orange-winged pytilia and mimics its call?
Orange-winged pytilia 2,215 184.6
Total6,226518.8
Eutaw riot2017-01-126,177514.8... that in the Eutaw riot in Alabama, several black citizens were killed by the Ku Klux Klan during a campaign of terror that led to the election of Democratic governor Robert B. Lindsay?
List of Antarctic churches2017-01-275,876500.0... that there are eight churches on Antarctica?
Murder of Pamela Werner2017-01-0811,800491.7... that British and Chinese officials in Beijing cooperated in trying to solve the murder of Pamela Werner, which happened 80 years ago today?
Cult of Chucky2017-01-315,588[c]483.4... that Alex Vincent's role in Cult of Chucky (2017) is his first principal role in the franchise since Child's Play 2 (1990)?
Timeline of Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event research2017-01-145,698474.9... that over the history of Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction research, scientists have attributed the demise of the dinosaurs to their large size, small brains, or, more likely, an asteroid impact (pictured)?
Lost in London2017-01-315,436[d]470.3... that Woody Harrelson's Lost in London became the first film broadcast into theaters live?
Peter Prevc2017-01-0511,144464.4... that Slovenian ski jumper Peter Prevc (pictured) became the first athlete to land a jump of 250 metres (820 ft)?
Neopalpa donaldtrumpi2017-01-215,391[e]449.2... that a newly described moth species, Neopalpa donaldtrumpi (pictured), was so named because its yellowish head scales reminded a scientist of Donald Trump's hair?
Pterinoxylus spinulosus2017-01-264,584443.6... that the first adult female Pterinoxylus spinulosus was described in 1957, some fifty years after the first male?
Klein Heidelberg2017-01-185,292441.0... that Germany's Klein Heidelberg used Great Britain's own Chain Home radar transmitters as the source for their passive radar?
Jingdezhen porcelain2017-01-105,283440.2... that Jingdezhen ware (example pictured) has dominated Chinese porcelain for over 600 years?
Faith Spotted Eagle 2017-01-15 3,538[f] 294.8 ... that Faith Spotted Eagle became the first Native American to receive a presidential electoral vote after Robert Satiacum Jr. cast a faithless vote for her during the 2016 United States election?
Robert Satiacum Jr. 1,683 140.2
Total5,220435.0
The Field of Fight2017-01-235,052421.0... that in The Field of Fight, new US National Security Advisor Michael T. Flynn argues that Bolivia, China, Cuba, Nicaragua, North Korea, Russia and Venezuela are allied with Al-Qaeda and ISIS?
Use of bayonets for crowd control2017-01-245,019418.2... that during 1968 revisions to the United States Army Field Manuals, there was an attempt to eliminate the use of bayonets for crowd control?
New Zealand eagle ray2017-01-204,984415.4... that the New Zealand eagle ray can detect prey completely submerged in sand and create a jet of water to expose it?
Swatow ware2017-01-244,974414.5... that scholars have been puzzled by a motif in Chinese Swatow ware, where a pagoda is split "almost like a volcanic eruption"?
On Watch: A Memoir2017-01-104,911409.2... that Admiral Elmo Zumwalt's 1976 book On Watch: A Memoir was called a "terrifying tale" of the Nixon administration?
HMS Stork (1756)2017-01-049,784407.7... that the 10-gun sloop-of-war HMS Stork was originally designed to resemble King George II's yacht Royal Caroline?
Piru Singh2017-01-114,876406.3... that Piru Singh threw a grenade at the enemy even after he was shot in the head, and was awarded the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest military decoration?
Shamma Al Mazrui2017-01-059,321388.4... that on her appointment in February 2016, 22-year-old Shamma Al Mazrui became the youngest government minister in the world?
Guendolen Plestcheeff2017-01-174,654387.8... that Guendolen Plestcheeff was known as "Seattle's Grand, Grand Lady" and "the most elegant woman in Seattle"?
Paradises Lost2017-01-254,640386.6... that the science fiction novella Paradises Lost was adapted as an opera?
Master of the Drapery Studies2017-01-049,228384.5... that almost nothing is quite certain about the "multifaceted" and "very productive" Master of the Drapery Studies?
Ceratophyllus gallinae2017-01-134,611384.2... that more than 5,000 hen fleas (specimen pictured) were recorded from the nest of a coal tit?
ReCore2017-01-124,586382.2... that the video game ReCore can be played on both Microsoft Windows and Xbox One, regardless of which platform it was initially purchased for?
Timex Expedition WS42017-01-293,524[g]376.5... that the face of the Timex Expedition WS4 (pictured) resembles the shape of the rear window of a Land Rover?
Mexican Southern Railroad2017-01-263,854373.0... that the Mexican Southern Railroad was originally run by executives from the United States, including former President Ulysses S. Grant?
Gary Little2017-01-144,434369.5... that in 1988, judge Gary Little committed suicide in the King County Courthouse some 40 years after his father had killed himself in the same building?
Pel's flying squirrel2017-01-114,408367.3... that Pel's flying squirrel drives off potential predators by hissing and gnashing its teeth?
Timeline of mosasaur research2017-01-174,406367.2... that over the history of mosasaur paleontology (example pictured), clams, fish, toothed birds, plesiosaurs, sharks, turtles, and even other mosasaurs have been discovered preserved in the bellies of these marine lizards?
The Student (short story)2017-01-184,342361.8... that "The Student", one of Anton Chekhov's shortest stories, was also his favorite?
S-50 (Manhattan Project)2017-01-098,676361.5... that the Manhattan Project's liquid thermal diffusion plant was the only production-scale plant of its kind ever built?
Coromandel lacquer2017-01-314,342361.4... that both Madame de Pompadour and Coco Chanel loved Coromandel lacquer?
Unsuccessful nominations to the Cabinet of the United States2017-01-048,389349.5... that the United States Senate rejected Caleb Cushing's nomination to be Secretary of the Treasury three times in one day?
Bears Ears National Monument2017-01-234,111342.6... that the newly designated Bears Ears National Monument (pictured) in southeastern Utah protects 100,000 archaeological sites, including Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings more than 3,500 years old?
International Hat Company2017-01-273,992339.8... that during World War II, International Hat Company was one of the two main manufacturers of the sun helmet (pictured), one of the longest-used helmets of the United States military?
Pat Loika2017-01-164,067338.9... that BuzzFeed described Pat Loika as "the closest thing comics has to an Oprah"?
William Shuttleworth2017-01-254,062338.5... that the historian who researched early Canadian baseball figure William Shuttleworth believed that "at first people thought I made him up"?
Billy James (footballer)2017-01-114,056338.0... that the footballer Billy James was forced to retire after playing just six league games due to the physical effects of his time in a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp?
European Hansemuseum2017-01-124,033336.1... that the European Hansemuseum (pictured) is the largest museum in the world dedicated to the history of the Hanseatic League?
Lugang Mazu Temple2017-01-254,029335.8... that the Mazu Temple in Lugang, Taiwan, includes wood carvings of the "Four Best Things in Life": stretching, ear-cleaning, nose-picking, and scratching?
Thomas Bopp2017-01-164,022335.2... that when amateur astronomer Thomas Bopp co-discovered comet Hale–Bopp (pictured), he had never seen a comet before and was using a borrowed telescope?
Kill or Be Killed (comics)2017-01-253,995332.9... that writer Ed Brubaker created the murdering vigilante in his comic book Kill or Be Killed because recent news events made him feel there was no justice?
Mount Oku hylomyscus 2017-01-24 2,180 181.6 ... that the montane wood mouse is widespread and common in tropical Central Africa, but the closely related Mount Oku hylomyscus is found on a single mountainside and is critically endangered?
Montane wood mouse 1,783 148.6
Total3,962330.2
Jean Davies2017-01-313,957329.3... that Jean Davies, then a junior officer in the Women's Royal Naval Service, attended Winston Churchill's 69th birthday party along with President Franklin Roosevelt and Soviet Marshal Josef Stalin?
Ernst Keil2017-01-183,842320.1... that 19th-century German publisher Ernst Keil (pictured) conceived the idea, while in prison, of what was to become one of the most widely read magazines?
August Soller2017-01-273,554315.6... that German architect August Soller died during construction of his greatest work, and was buried there before it was finished?
Explore: The Journal of Science & Healing2017-01-273,549315.2... that the Elsevier publication Explore: The Journal of Science & Healing has been described as a "sham masquerading as a real scientific journal" that publishes "truly ridiculous studies"?
Sorry Mrs. Carter2017-01-047,507312.8... that rapper Liv released the song "Sorry Mrs. Carter" as an "open letter" to Beyoncé?
The Red Shoes (ballet)2017-01-173,708309.0... that The Red Shoes dance in part to the strains of Citizen Kane?
FDT (song)2017-01-123,690307.5... that rapper YG claimed his recent song "FDT" prompted calls from the Secret Service?
Karl G. Maeser2017-01-173,657304.8... that after Karl G. Maeser tutored Brigham Young's 56 children, he went on to help found Brigham Young University?
Tukwila International Boulevard station2017-01-243,592299.3... that Tukwila International Boulevard station near Seattle's international airport features an angular roof shaped like the wings of an airplane?
Salt Wells Pilot Plant2017-01-113,542295.1... that on two occasions, aircraft carrying explosives from the Salt Wells Pilot Plant were struck by lightning?
MagicBands2017-01-133,489290.8... that the idea for Disney's MagicBands came from a magnetic therapy bracelet found in SkyMall?
John Challens2017-01-213,480290.0... that the British scientist John Challens received the American Medal of Freedom for his work on the V-1 flying bomb and the V-2 rocket?
The Wall (2017 film)2017-01-304,087[h]289.2... that Dwain Worrell's debut screenplay The Wall is also Amazon Studios' first original spec script?
Sri Lankan Christmas tree2017-01-285,935287.9... that the Sri Lankan Christmas tree (pictured) is claimed to be the world’s tallest artificial Christmas tree?
Diploastrea heliopora2017-01-253,449287.4... that small gobies are often associated with diploastrea brain coral (pictured)?
Neanderkirche2017-01-153,428285.7... that the organ (pictured) of the Neanderkirche has served summer concerts for more than 50 years?
Boron monofluoride monoxide2017-01-056,684278.5... that when the condensate of boron monofluoride monoxide is reheated, it forms a glassy, popcorn-like froth?
100th Brigade (United Kingdom)2017-01-203,324277.0... that the 100th Brigade of the United Kingdom attacked High Wood during the Battle of the Somme?
Raisin cake2017-01-213,284273.7... that David distributed raisin cake?
Lvinaya Past2017-01-262,808271.7... that Lvinaya Past was the site of the largest Holocene volcanic eruption in the Southern Kurils?
Robert Pantulf2017-01-233,260271.6... that in 1088 the Anglo-Norman nobleman Robert Pantulf was accused of stealing 6 pounds (2.7 kg) of silver from the nuns of Holy Trinity Abbey, Caen?
RNA silencing suppressor p192017-01-086,480270.0... that the p19 protein (dimer pictured) evolved in an arms race between plants and viruses?
Ezekiel Saleh Manasseh2017-01-143,234269.5... that the opium merchant Ezekiel Saleh Manasseh, who died in Changi Prison during the Japanese occupation of Singapore, built Eden Hall and co-owned the Goodwood Park Hotel with his brothers?
Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology2017-01-113,225268.8... that Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology by Leah Remini was noted by The Huffington Post as the first book by a celebrity to cover their perspective of Scientology as a former member?
Idol Death Game TV2017-01-103,216268.0... that the video game Idol Death Game TV is about Japanese starlets who battle to the death?
John Beaumont, 1st Viscount Beaumont2017-01-113,208267.4... that in 1429, John Beaumont, 1st Viscount Beaumont, was knighted by a seven-year-old king?
Geological history of Borneo2017-01-173,192266.0... that the Crocker Fan in Borneo has the largest volume of any Paleogene deep marine sediment in a single basin in southeast Asia?
Jōmon Venus2017-01-016,378265.8... that the Jōmon Venus (pictured) was the first Jōmon period artifact to be designated a National Treasure of Japan?
Muslim women in sport2017-01-036,278263.4... that 14 Muslim female athletes won medals at the 2016 Olympic Games?
Furstenberg–Sárközy theorem2017-01-113,158263.1... that the Furstenberg–Sárközy theorem shows that the first player in the game of subtract a square can win from most positions?
Shooting of Benjamin Marconi2017-01-076,290262.1... that the suspect in the shooting of Detective Benjamin Marconi got married the following morning and was arrested later that day?
Caspar Isenmann2017-01-243,113259.4... that the painter Caspar Isenmann left a detailed contract signed on 21 June 1462?
Sofía Espinosa 2017-01-10 945 78.8 ... that Mexican performers Marco Pérez, Sofía Espinosa, Noé Hernández, and Adriana Paz received the Ariel Award for Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Supporting Actress, respectively, at the 2016 ceremony?
Adriana Paz 852 71.0
Marco Pérez (actor) 444 37.0
Noé Hernández (actor) 435 36.2
Ariel Award for Best Supporting Actress 214 17.9
Ariel Award for Best Supporting Actor 187 15.6
Total3,078256.5
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)2017-01-223,072256.0... that "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" helped popularize Indian instrumentation in rock music?
Trunajaya rebellion2017-01-233,048254.0... that at the end of the Trunajaya rebellion, King Amangkurat II stabbed the defeated rebel leader Trunajaya to death?
Tolai hare2017-01-253,031252.6... that in Mongolia, the Tolai hare is hunted for use in traditional medicine?
Suat Derviş2017-01-262,597251.3... that Turkish novelist and journalist Suat Derviş was the granddaughter of a slave?
Gertrude Kelly2017-01-055,974248.9... that Irish immigrant, anarchist, strike organiser, and New York surgeon Gertrude Kelly is commemorated by a children's park in Chelsea, Manhattan?
Mildred Albert2017-01-162,958246.5... that Mildred Albert, nicknamed the "Mighty Atom", produced thousands of fashion shows during her career?
Pakistan Communist Party2017-01-055,864244.3... that the Pakistan Communist Party ceased to exist just three weeks after it had been founded?
Star Wars: Jedi Arena2017-01-085,828242.8... that Star Wars: Jedi Arena is the first Star Wars video game to feature lightsaber combat?
When This Cruel War Is Over2017-01-232,876239.7... that "When This Cruel War Is Over" was one of the most popular sentimental ballads of the American Civil War, sung by both Union and Confederate troops?
Charlotte Canning, Countess Canning2017-01-242,834236.2... that Lady Canning, India's first vicereine, has been described as one of the country's most memorable women botanical illustrators?
Subduction polarity reversal2017-01-142,772231.0... that subduction polarity reversal on either side of Taiwan causes differences in topography?
Carolyn Shaw Bell2017-01-312,638228.2... that economics professor Carolyn Shaw Bell established a model that sent a disproportionate number of students at Wellesley College into careers in economics and business?
Contingency Fund for Foreign Intercourse2017-01-303,218227.7... that the Contingency Fund for Foreign Intercourse, a U.S. government program established in 1790 to finance foreign covert operations, had by 1793 grown to consume 12 percent of the government's budget?
Kjell Eriksson (radio presenter)2017-01-192,718226.5... that Kjell Eriksson stated he was terrified to answer his telephone for fear that singer Carola would yell at him after an incident at Melodifestivalen 2008?
Cornops aquaticum2017-01-122,693224.4... that the semi-aquatic grasshopper Cornops aquaticum is being trialled in South Africa as a biological control agent for the invasive water hyacinth?
Woodhaven Boulevard (IND Queens Boulevard Line)2017-01-242,665222.1... that the walls of the Woodhaven Boulevard subway station in New York City still prominently display the name of a plaza that was demolished in the 1950s?
Hill-Crest2017-01-132,648220.6... that under the terms of a 1931 bequest to the University of Washington, if the university president does not live at Hill-Crest, the property must be sold?
The Three Kings2017-01-065,254218.9... that the Epiphany anthem "The Three Kings" describes the visit of the Biblical Magi to the baby Jesus (pictured)?
Lee Chong Wei2017-01-095,250[i]218.8... that at the 2016 Summer Olympics, badminton player Lee Chong Wei (pictured) was the Malaysian flag bearer?
PSNI GAA2017-01-252,588215.6... that for security purposes, Gaelic games club PSNI GAA players do not have their names published?
Ralph Waldo Trine2017-01-085,063211.0... that Henry Ford considered Ralph Waldo Trine an old friend and had several conversations with him concerning success in life?
José López scandal2017-01-192,518209.8... that an Argentine politician was detained while allegedly trying to hide currency worth around US$7 million inside a convent?
Salīhids2017-01-182,468205.6... that the Salīhids, an Arab Christian tribe, preceded the Ghassanids as the main Arab federates of the Byzantine Empire?
Wildlife of Morocco2017-01-182,466205.5... that endemics among the wildlife of Morocco include more than six hundred species of vascular plants and a single species of bird (pictured)?
Battle of Khazir 2017-01-15 1,582 131.9 ... that Ibrahim ibn al-Ashtar killed Umayyad commander Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad at the Battle of Khazir?
Ibrahim ibn al-Ashtar 864 72.0
Total2,447203.9
List of five-wicket hauls in women's Twenty20 International cricket2017-01-122,440203.4... that Amy Satterthwaite (pictured) is the only bowler to take a six-wicket haul in a women's Twenty20 International cricket match?
Rifa-e-Aam Club2017-01-162,436203.0... that the Rifa-e-Aam Club in Lucknow was open to everybody at a time when British clubs excluded Indians?
Betty Campbell2017-01-064,833201.4... that Betty Campbell was the first black head teacher in Wales?
Clay Higgins2017-01-112,414201.2... that U.S. Representative Clay Higgins has been dubbed the "Cajun John Wayne"?
Spring District2017-01-064,794199.7... that the $2.3 billion Spring District in Bellevue, Washington, is the second largest construction project in the Puget Sound region?
Marion Coutts2017-01-094,786199.4... that the artist and author Marion Coutts created a dogmatic Cult of cats?
Agnes Fay Morgan2017-01-212,353196.1... that after Agnes Fay Morgan conducted a nutritional study with foxes, she presented her data wearing a stole made from the fur of her subjects?
John Dwyer (medicine)2017-01-192,348195.7... that John Dwyer chaired a government "Quackwatch Committee" whose objective was to tighten controls on wonder drugs and miracle cures?
Rachel Rising2017-01-162,342195.2... that creator Terry Moore told writer Joe Hill on Twitter that Rachel Rising might be cancelled if sales continued to fall, prompting a fan campaign to save the comic?
Lolita (Leah LaBelle song)2017-01-024,632193.0... that the Welsh singer-songwriter Charlotte Church criticised director Diane Martel's music video for the song "Lolita", calling it "an objectionable little number"?
Cafe Royal Cocktail Book2017-01-054,604191.8... that the Cafe Royal Cocktail Book contains one of the first recorded recipes for the 20th Century?
Mount Berlin2017-01-301,891191.8... that Mount Berlin, a volcano in Antarctica, has had large Plinian eruptions in the past and is still fumarolically active through towers of ice?
Gournay Court2017-01-202,300191.6... that the British member of parliament Jacob Rees-Mogg lives at Gournay Court where his great aunt had been a nurse during World War I?
Zorobabela Kaʻauwai2017-01-044,534188.9... that Zorobabela Kaʻauwai accompanied his patron Hoapili into battle in the suppression of Humehume's rebellion?
Cliff Cave County Park2017-01-142,234186.2... that a cave in the Cliff Cave County Park has been used as a tavern and a wine cellar?
Evita (1996 film)2017-01-102,212184.4... that Madonna secured the lead in Evita after writing a four-page letter to director Alan Parker stating that she would be fully committed to the role?
Piya Yaza Dewi2017-01-301,816184.2... that King Razadarit's decision to keep the one-time flower seller Piya Yaza Dewi as his chief queen consort led to the suicide of his first wife, Queen Talamidaw?
Girls' Generation2017-01-222,198[j]183.1... that Girls' Generation was among the five South Korean acts that best represent K-pop during the past two decades, according to a 2015 poll by Korea Creative Content Agency?
State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. United States ex rel. Rigsby2017-01-202,184182.0... that a recent United States Supreme Court case began when insurance adjusters claimed they were instructed to falsely categorize damages after Hurricane Katrina?
Henrietta Place2017-01-112,183181.9... that Henrietta Place in Marylebone, London, was named after Lady Henrietta Cavendish (depicted)?
Goldman's pocket mouse2017-01-202,166180.5... that as its natural habitat is converted to cropland, Goldman's pocket mouse is threatened by the increased use of rodenticides?
Cavetto2017-01-252,144178.6... that large concave cavetto mouldings feature strongly as cornices in Ancient Egyptian architecture?
Velaslavasay Panorama2017-01-034,193175.9... that the first full-circle Arctic panorama created in the United States since the 19th century appeared at the Velaslavasay Panorama in Los Angeles in 2007?
Michael Allen Fox2017-01-034,168174.9... that the philosopher Michael Fox became highly critical of animal testing following the publication of his The Case for Animal Experimentation, later writing a book in support of vegetarianism?
Roger Nordin2017-01-132,078173.2... that Swedish radio presenter Roger Nordin revealed during a live broadcast in 2005 that he was gay?
Carolyn B. Shelton2017-01-271,912169.8... that Carolyn B. Shelton became the first female governor in the United States when she spent a weekend as acting governor of Oregon in 1909?
Nehemiah Corporation of America2017-01-064,074169.8... that "mend it, don't end it" was advice given by the president of the Nehemiah Corporation of America to the U.S. Congress at a hearing on down payment assistance?
Oakhanger, Hampshire2017-01-162,031169.2... that a Roman hoard of 11,000 silver pieces was found in the village of Oakhanger in Hampshire?
Simona Stašová2017-01-142,030169.1... that Czech actress Simona Stašová was named Best Actress at the 2015 Seoul International Drama Awards?
Lemon-bellied flyrobin2017-01-222,023168.6... that the lemon-bellied flyrobin occasionally catches and eats insects that are one-sixth of its length?
Mercedes-Benz EQ2017-01-192,020168.3... that Mercedes-Benz intends to release ten models in the EQ family of battery electric vehicles by 2025?
Samuel K. Pua2017-01-181,988165.7... that Samuel K. Pua, assistant editor of an anti-annexationist Hawaiian newspaper, was severely injured when a goat attacked him at Waikiki?
Pyrithione2017-01-181,939161.6... that pyrithione is used to prepare medicated shampoos to treat dandruff and seborrhoeic dermatitis?
Catananche lutea2017-01-271,816161.3... that Catananche lutea produces five types of seed that correspond to a range of different survival and dispersal strategies?
Wei Liaoweng2017-01-251,936161.3... that a Chinese acting troupe was flogged for slander in the 13th century after they portrayed the scholar Wei Liaoweng as a drunkard?
Rokhl Auerbakh2017-01-121,935161.2... that Polish Jewish writer Rokhl Auerbakh worked overtly as the director of a soup kitchen and covertly as a member of a secret group that chronicled daily life in the Warsaw Ghetto?
Susan Reeve Lyon2017-01-023,868161.2... that although Susan Reeve Lyon could not own property while a married woman, she was able to run her own apothecary shop as a widow?
Heinrich Parler 2017-01-28 1,982 96.1 ... that Heinrich Parler and his son Peter Parler were among the most influential Gothic architects of the Middle Ages?
Peter Parler 1,324 64.2
Total3,306160.3
Huangling Complex2017-01-083,790157.9... that dikes in the Huangling Complex show that Australia was adjacent to the South China Craton prior to 825 million years ago?
Church of England Marriage Measure 20082017-01-231,883156.9... that the Church of England Marriage Measure 2008 gave couples the legal right to get married in any parish where their parents or grandparents were married, but not in any cathedral?
Vice News Tonight2017-01-023,763156.8... that HBO's new daily news series Vice News Tonight was intended by Vice News to have "no ads, no anchors and no censors?"
2016 Al-Karak attack2017-01-171,866155.5... that the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the 2016 Al-Karak attack against the "apostate Jordanian security forces"?
Kim Chŏn-il2017-01-161,858154.8... that Kim Chŏn-il raised a civilian militia to fight the Japanese invasion during the Imjin War?
Lucy Finch2017-01-093,714154.8... that Lucy Finch founded the only remaining hospice in Malawi, a country where about a million people are living with HIV/AIDS?
Helen Foster Snow2017-01-221,840153.4... that Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong divulged the Communist party's previously unknown history to American journalist Helen Foster Snow in 1937 for widespread publication?
John Crakehall2017-01-251,840153.3... that although the medieval Lord High Treasurer John Crakehall was a clergyman sworn to celibacy, he had a daughter to whom he left part of his estate?
Makasib2017-01-261,562151.2... that Sheikh Morteza Ansari's Makasib, authored more than 150 years ago, is still taught in Shia seminaries?
Stella Chess2017-01-221,814151.2... that a study by child psychiatrist Stella Chess and her husband, Alexander Thomas, found that children could be divided into three different categories: "easy", "difficult", and "slow to warm up"?
William Pūnohu White2017-01-141,790149.2... that on January 14, 1893, William Pūnohu White (pictured) and Joseph Nāwahī were made Knight Commanders of the Royal Order of Kalākaua for their patriotism and loyalty to the Kingdom of Hawaii?
Franklin Seaver Pratt2017-01-231,783148.6... that Franklin Seaver Pratt was removed from his post as diplomatic agent for defending the claim of his royal wife Elizabeth Kekaʻaniau Laʻanui to the Crown Lands of Hawaii?
Minuto de Dios2017-01-101,752146.0... that with more than 14,000 airings over 60 years, Minuto de Dios is the longest-running program on Colombian television?
New York Gold Exchange2017-01-221,748145.7... that business historian Robert Sobel has described the New York Gold Exchange as "the most informal and certainly the wildest market in American history"?
National Composite Adversary Force2017-01-083,464144.3... that the National Composite Adversary Force conducts "simulated but realistic attacks" on U.S. nuclear power plants?
Liebenberg and Kaplan2017-01-151,722143.5... that when first established, the architectural firm Liebenberg and Kaplan was met with antisemitism in the Minneapolis business community?
Left Front (West Bengal) 2017-01-11 1,057 88.1 ... that the Left Front governed the Indian state of West Bengal for 34 years, winning the elections of 1977, 1982, 1987, 1991, 1996, 2001, and 2006?
West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, 1977 152 12.7
West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, 1991 136 11.3
West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, 1996 129 10.8
West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, 1982 128 10.7
West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, 1987 118 9.8
Total1,720143.4
Gui Minhai2017-01-151,698141.5... that Gui Minhai, whose four bookseller colleagues also disappeared in mysterious circumstances, reappeared three months later on Chinese television confessing to killing a girl in a 2003 DUI accident?
Bug!2017-01-151,682140.2... that the titular character from Bug! was one of three candidates to be the mascot for the Sega Saturn console, due to the lack of a Sonic the Hedgehog video game?
EJay Day2017-01-251,668139.0... that EJay Day, the first finalist ever eliminated from American Idol, also placed in the top 20 on Popstars: USA?
Grič Tunnel (Zagreb)2017-01-151,654137.8... that, in 1993, one of the first rave parties in Croatia was held in a pedestrian tunnel underneath the historic core of Zagreb?
Irish Guards GAA2017-01-301,946137.7... that in 2015, the Irish Guards GAA became the first British Army Gaelic games club to join the Gaelic Athletic Association?
Corvus (constellation)2017-01-131,640136.6... that the constellation Corvus was depicted as a raven as early as 1100 BCE in Babylonia?
Lizzie (2017 film)2017-01-301,343136.2... that Chloë Sevigny portrays the accused ax-murderer Lizzie Borden in the upcoming film Lizzie?
White-plumed honeyeater2017-01-141,583131.9... that the white-plumed honeyeater has become more common in urban Sydney and Newcastle?
George S. Zimbel2017-01-063,163131.8... that George S. Zimbel's white dress shoot of Marilyn Monroe remained unpublished for 20 years after he took the photos?
Jesé2017-01-171,562130.2... that Jesé won the Golden Boot Award at the 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Championship?
William Hoapili Kaʻauwai2017-01-271,460129.7... that William Hoapili Kaʻauwai traveled to Europe with Queen Emma, but made an unauthorized side trip to New Zealand to recruit Māori immigrants for the Kingdom of Hawaii?
Maxine Fassberg2017-01-301,278129.6... that as CEO of Intel Israel, Maxine Fassberg encouraged women, Arabs, Druze, and Haredi Jews to enter the high-tech sector?
Alibabavum 40 Thirudargalum (1956 film)2017-01-171,552129.3... that Alibabavum 40 Thirudargalum (1956) was the first full-length colour film in Tamil cinema?
Giant Days2017-01-201,527127.2... that Giant Days was published by BOOM! Box after writer John Allison saved a BOOM! editor from falling?
Old Depot Museum2017-01-111,519126.6... that the Old Depot Museum has an immersive audio exhibit about the Pottawatomie massacre?
Naomi Amir2017-01-101,517126.4... that Bronx High School of Science graduate Naomi Amir is credited as "the founder of modern child neurology in Israel"?
Bolshevik Party of India 2017-01-15 794 66.2 ... that after the Bolshevik Party of India leader Barada Mukutmoni was named Tourism Minister in the Second United Front Cabinet of West Bengal, there was a split in his party?
Barada Mukutmoni 418 34.8
Second United Front Cabinet 294 24.5
Total1,506125.5
Olav Bergersen2017-01-121,482123.5... that naval officer and MP Olav Bergersen wrote several books on the 18th-century vice admiral Tordenskiold?
Xiker2017-01-241,480123.4... that Spanish association footballer Xiker joined Athletic Bilbao's academy when he was just ten years old?
Oliveto Citra2017-01-282,510121.8... that on May 24, 1985, over 100 villagers in Oliveto Citra claimed to have seen an apparition of the Virgin Mary?
Barney Bentall and the Legendary Hearts (album)2017-01-161,452121.0... that following the success of the album Barney Bentall and the Legendary Hearts, the eponymous Canadian band received the 1989 Juno Award for Most Promising Group of the Year?
M.A. Rasul2017-01-121,442120.2... that Indian peasant movement leader M.A. Rasul was sent to East Pakistan to build the Communist Party there?
Sam Darnold2017-01-201,442120.1... that quarterback Sam Darnold's high school footage submitted to college football coaches consisted of his basketball highlights?
Cannabis in Poland2017-01-141,427118.9... that it was not illegal to possess or use cannabis in Poland until 1997?
The Boxer (The Chemical Brothers song)2017-01-082,792116.4... that the directors for The Chemical Brothers' music video "The Boxer" disliked the track itself?
Start a War (Gwen Stefani song)2017-01-181,392116.0... that Gwen Stefani's unreleased song "Start a War" was compared to Sia Furler's solo work?
Sangnoksu2017-01-042,776115.7... that the 1936 Korean novel Sangnoksu has been made into two films?
501(h) election2017-01-261,539112.6... that the 501(h) election allows many U.S. non-profit organizations to engage in unlimited lobbying as long as they do it cheaply?
Lesser Himalayan Strata2017-01-062,608108.7... that rocks from the Lesser Himalayan Strata show that the northern part of the Indian plate submerged in the late Cretaceous period?
William H. Cornwell 2017-01-17 531 44.2 ... that on January 13, 1893, Queen Liliuokalani of the Kingdom of Hawaii appointed four new cabinet ministers – Samuel Parker, William Cornwell, John Colburn, and Arthur Peterson – whose opposition to a new constitution led to her overthrow on January 17?
John F. Colburn 384 32.0
Arthur P. Peterson 381 31.8
Total1,296108.0
Alice Brown (ombudsman)2017-01-241,294107.8... that Alice Brown, a professor of politics who advised the new Scottish Parliament on governance, went on to become the first Scottish Public Services Ombudsman?
American Committee for East-West Accord2017-01-121,286107.1... that the Cold War-era American Committee for East-West Accord was reestablished in 2015?
Mitten wir im Leben sind2017-01-151,284107.0... that Martin Luther (pictured) paraphrased in his hymn "Mitten wir im Leben sind mit dem Tod umfangen" the Latin "Media vita in morte sumus" (In the midst of life we are in death), including its Trisagion?
Lubna Tahtamouni2017-01-111,282106.9... that cancer biologist Lubna Tahtamouni earned her PhD abroad and encouraged students from underprivileged regions of her native Jordan to do the same?
Ram Chatterjee2017-01-032,547106.9... that in 1969, the West Bengal Sports Minister Ram Chatterjee invaded the exclusive Calcutta Swimming Club along with a group of Santhal tribals?
Geology applications of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy2017-01-072,564106.8... that Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy can be used to find how much water and carbon dioxide are in melt inclusions in mineral grains?
Town of Dunedin by-election, 18592017-01-311,218105.3... that the 1859 by-election in Dunedin, New Zealand, was won by James Macandrew, who had precipitated it with his resignation from office?
Kamran Aziz2017-01-201,254104.5... that Kamran Aziz is the first Turkish Cypriot female composer, as well as one of the first Turkish Cypriot female pharmacists?
Another Day of Sun2017-01-161,242[k]103.5... that the opening number for the 2016 musical film La La Land was shot in a six-minute single take on a 130-foot (40 m)-high freeway ramp in South Los Angeles?
Myth & Roid2017-01-181,230102.5... that the name of the musical unit Myth & Roid comes from words representing the past and the future?
Buffy pipit2017-01-211,214101.2... that the buffy pipit is often confused with the plain-backed pipit because both birds have plain upperparts?
William V. Thompson2017-01-121,19699.7... that William V. Thompson preferred the title "Dean of Bowling" over "Father of Bowling" in recognition of his work promoting and standardizing ten-pin bowling?
Ululani Lewai Baker 2017-01-15 618 51.5 ... that Ululani Lewai Baker and Lanihau were the last female governors of the Kingdom of Hawaii?
Lanihau 578 48.1
Total1,19699.6
LifeRing Secular Recovery2017-01-282,03898.9... that LifeRing Secular Recovery provides support and assistance to people trying to beat alcohol and drug addiction without religion?
Grimsby GO Station2017-01-2992598.8... that an environmental assessment for the future Grimsby train station included review of an 1876 historical atlas of Ontario, Canada, to find features of historic value?
Pinchinthorpe railway station2017-01-211,17898.1... that Pinchinthorpe railway station closed 13 years before the rest of the Middlesbrough and Guisborough Railway fell victim to the Beeching Axe?
LaMia2017-01-012,35298.0... that when it leased the planes of a failed Venezuelan airline, a Bolivian company retained the name LaMia to avoid the cost of repainting the aircraft?
Corruption in Italy2017-01-2990897.0... that a politician implicated in Italy's largest corruption scandal was permitted to claim his time in the parliament constituted his community service?
Akakio Tematereikura2017-01-191,16096.6... that Akakio Tematereikura succeeded as regent of Mangareva after Queen Dowager Maria Eutokia Toaputeitou retired to the Rouru Convent on Mount Duff?
Michel Vlap2017-01-082,31096.2... that in July 2016, Michel Vlap became the first-ever fourth substitute in a UEFA match?
David William Pua2017-01-191,13494.5... that David William Pua submitted petitions from the people of the Kingdom of Hawaii asking for the abrogation of the Bayonet Constitution, which had allowed him to be elected to the House of Nobles?
Freshford Manor2017-01-221,13494.5... that Sir William Napier wrote part of his History of the Peninsular War sitting at a stone table in the grounds of Freshford Manor?
Alison Hughes2017-01-301,33094.1... that in 2015, Alison Hughes was part of the first all-female officiating team in a Fed Cup final?
Saw Shwe Khet2017-01-022,25493.9... that governor Saw Shwe Khet of Prome sent a white elephant to King Thihathu of Ava but was still demoted by the new king?
Edward C. Macfarlane2017-01-231,12593.8... that Edward C. Macfarlane worked for The Wasp and later married its owner's sister?
Rajeev Nayyar2017-01-201,11292.7... that in 1999, Rajeev Nayyar set the record for the longest first-class cricket innings, batting for almost 17 hours?
John Dominis Holt IV2017-01-131,10191.8... that writer John Dominis Holt inspired the Hawaiian Renaissance cultural revival with his essay "On Being Hawaiian"?
Arung Palakka2017-01-301,27990.5... that after the Bugis prince Arung Palakka supported the Dutch East India Company in the Makassar War, he became the most powerful man in South Sulawesi?
Detrital zircon geochronology2017-01-191,08590.4... that detrital zircon geochronology uses zirconium silicate to determine the age of sedimentary rock?
Frida Alexandr2017-01-101,08290.2... that the 1967 book Filipson by Frida Alexandr is the only first-hand description of life in that early 20th-century Brazilian Jewish farming colony written by a woman who lived there?
Chi Jin Mazu Temple2017-01-151,07889.9... that Kaohsiung's Chi Jin Mazu Temple was first opened in 1673, when Taiwan was still ruled by Ming loyalists at war with mainland China?
Yasmin Altwaijri2017-01-151,06889.0... that epidemiologist Yasmin Altwaijri encourages other Saudi Arabian women to become scientists, arguing that this need not "cross the boundaries of our societal norms and customs"?
Zeitschrift für Kristallographie – Crystalline Materials2017-01-092,13488.9... that Paul von Groth edited Zeitschrift für Krystallographie und Mineralogie for 44 years and used it to catalog the properties of more than 9,000 crystalline substances?
Rama Raghoba Rane2017-01-101,06688.8... that a crude oil tanker was named after Rama Raghoba Rane, a Param Vir Chakra recipient?
Caleb Orozco2017-01-072,05885.8... that Caleb Orozco, who successfully challenged the Belize Criminal Code for violations to his privacy and freedom of expression, won the 2016 David Kato Vision and Voice award?
David Kahalekula Kaʻauwai2017-01-161,02085.0... that David Kahalekula Kaʻauwai, his father and brother served in the Kingdom of Hawaii legislature, while his niece became a princess?
2017 College Football Playoff National Championship2017-01-291,040[l]84.9... that the Clemson Tigers defeated the Alabama Crimson Tide in the 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship on a game-winning touchdown with one second left?
George Charles Beckley2017-01-291,03284.2... that according to family tradition, George Charles Beckley designed the Flag of Hawaii, which was passed down as an heirloom in the form of a child's frock?
List of Big Bash League five-wicket hauls2017-01-1399683.0... that Lasith Malinga is the only bowler to take a six-wicket haul in the Big Bash League?
Herschel K. Mitchell2017-01-2599282.7... that Herschel K. Mitchell, Roger J. Williams, and Esmond E. Snell isolated folic acid from four tons of processed spinach?
Alison Hughes2017-01-2198882.4... that in 2015, Alison Hughes was part of the first ever all-female officiating team in a Fed Cup final?
Stöber process2017-01-1298682.2... that mesoporous silica nanoparticles are prepared by the Stöber process and are used in preparing biosensors and delivering medications to within cellular structures?
Jollees2017-01-011,96081.7... that Jollees was the UK's largest cabaret venue in the 1970s and hosted the World Professional Darts Championship?
Jessamyn Rodriguez2017-01-021,95581.5... that Jessamyn Rodriguez founded a social enterprise teaching bread-making and job skills to low-income minority women and immigrants?
Tick2017-01-281,672[m]81.1... that a tick finds a potential host by detecting its breath and body odors, or by sensing its vibrations or changes in temperature?
Fendika2017-01-1097281.0... that the Ethiopian music group Fendika was started by a formerly homeless refugee?
Alchemilla diademata2017-01-1495379.4... that an extract of Alchemilla diademata, a plant endemic to Lebanon, shows antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus?
Ernest Ambler2017-01-1795079.2... that Ernest Ambler, a British-born, Oxford-educated physicist, became the director of the National Bureau of Standards in the United States?
Bill Roe (cricketer)2017-01-261,07078.3... that Bill Roe made the highest score in cricket at the time when he scored 415 runs during an inter-college match at Cambridge University?
Patrick Dehm2017-01-2791978.2... that when the theologian Patrick Dehm was suspended by the Bishop of Limburg, he founded an ecumenical association to continue the work for contemporary church music?
Radio Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero2017-01-2093577.9... that Radio Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero has broadcast since 1982 but has never been recognized at the federal level?
Elizabeth Plankinton2017-01-2994276.9... that Elizabeth Plankinton, known as the "municipal patroness" for her philanthropy, gifted a 9-foot (2.7 m) high bronze George Washington sculpture to the citizens of Milwaukee?
Elisheva Barak-Ussoskin2017-01-1392276.8... that Elisheva Barak-Ussoskin's rulings on labor law and labor relations were said to have furthered the rights of workers more than those of any other Israeli judge?
List of Major League Baseball players with a .400 batting average in a season2017-01-2392076.7... that the Philadelphia Phillies had four players record a batting average over .400 during the 1894 season?
Always B Miki2017-01-2971676.5... that pacer Always B Miki set a world record of 1 minute 46 seconds, the fastest mile in Standardbred history?
Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend2017-01-2783674.2... that Bach composed five organ settings of the hymn "Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend", which was translated by Catherine Winkworth for communion as "Lord Jesus Christ, be present now!"?
Joseph Apukai Akina2017-01-2189074.1... that Chinese-Hawaiian lawyer and politician Joseph Apukai Akina became the first Speaker of the House of Representatives in the Territory of Hawaii?
Clarence B. Randall2017-01-3073074.0... that during the 1952 steel strike, Clarence B. Randall criticized President Harry S. Truman for what he considered "shocking distortions of fact"?
Sudhir Chandra Das2017-01-2675873.3... that zoological gardens were added to Sudhir Chandra Das's ministerial portfolio in 1971?
Tiripone Mama Taira Putairi2017-01-091,75673.1... that Tiripone Mama Taira Putairi was the first indigenous Catholic priest ordained in Eastern Polynesia?
Charles Hastings Judd2017-01-3187873.0... that during the 1873 mutiny of the Royal Guards of Hawaii, the Hungarian drillmaster Captain Joseph Jajczay and the adjutant general Charles Hastings Judd were attacked?
Fred Pfeffer 2017-01-13 506 42.2 ... that Fred Pfeffer, Tom Burns, and Ned Williamson each had three hits in the same inning of an 1883 major-league baseball game, and no other player had a three-hit inning until 1953?
Tom Burns (baseball) 352 29.3
Total85871.5
Al-Jahith's Treasury2017-01-3185471.0... that Al-Jahith's Treasury, an Amman bookstore chain, may have been named for theologian al-Jahiz, who was supposedly crushed by a stack of books?
The Shaker Quarterly2017-01-011,69570.6... that The Shaker Quarterly, which began publication in 1961, helped revive interest in the Shakers?
Gagged (EP)2017-01-1584670.5... that drag queen Violet Chachki's EP Gagged was inspired by her time working as an assistant to a dominatrix?
Augustus Constantine Sinclair2017-01-1983169.2... that Augustus Constantine Sinclair conceived the idea for the Jamaica International Exhibition of 1891 but died on the day it opened?
Shades of Purple2017-01-2382869.0... that the Swedish release of M2M's debut album Shades of Purple was delayed by a legal dispute with another band named M2M?
Sarah Bavly2017-01-2963968.3... that when Sarah Bavly arrived in Jerusalem to open a nutrition department in a new health center, she was forced to hide in the building for a week due to the outbreak of the 1929 Palestine riots?
Warren Allmand2017-01-091,63868.2... that Solicitor General Warren Allmand introduced legislation that abolished the use of capital punishment in Canada?
Ian Moran (cricketer)2017-01-1881668.0... that Australian cricketer Ian Moran took unpaid leave from his teaching job to play in the 2012 Champions League Twenty20?
Lok Sewak Sangh2017-01-1781267.7... that in a 1955 protest, nearly 1000 protesters from the Lok Sewak Sangh marched more than 300 mi (480 km) over 16 days to demand the incorporation of Bengali-speaking areas of Bihar into West Bengal?
Nils Mönkemeyer2017-01-1381067.5... that Nils Mönkemeyer was the first to record a viola concerto by Antonio Rosetti, and played Schubert songs and Bach arias on the viola?
Memories (Siti Nurhaliza song)2017-01-1280667.2... that during her 2016 concert, Siti Nurhaliza performed "Memories", a tribute duet with vocals by Whitney Houston which had been recorded when she was 19?
From the Soil2017-01-2962566.8... that Fei Xiaotong's book From the Soil was banned in China for being "rightist", and in Taiwan for the author's perceived support for Communism?
Chelidonura fulvipunctata2017-01-2379165.9... that sea slug Chelidonura fulvipunctata is likely an anti-Lessepsian migrant?
Jyotibhushan Bhattacharya2017-01-2077664.7... that Workers Party of India leader Jyotibhushan Bhattacharya was jailed during the Sino-Indian War of 1962?
John Green Hoapili2017-01-011,52263.4... that John Green Hoapili stated to the Legislature of the Kingdom of Hawaii that he would "rather have corruption and scandal than annexation"?
Alphonse Areola2017-01-011,48762.0... that Alphonse Areola saved two penalties during a penalty shoot-out in the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup final, to help France win their first title in the competition?
Jose Esteves2017-01-1474061.7... that Jose Esteves, the Filipino American mayor of Milpitas, California, was succeeded by the city's first Vietnamese American mayor, Richard Tran?
L'Histoire de Babar, le petit éléphant2017-01-071,45260.5... that Francis Poulenc's L'Histoire de Babar, le petit éléphant for narrator and piano was inspired by children requesting him to play from the book Histoire de Babar?
Yara Bernette2017-01-1972360.2... that the classical pianist Yara Bernette was praised for her interpretation of Variations on a Theme from the Northeast of Brazil by the composer, Camargo Guarnieri?
Nancy Sottos2017-01-011,41058.8... that Nancy Sottos helped create the first polymeric self-healing material, announced in Nature in 2001?
Arthur Daley (sportswriter)2017-01-281,20658.5... that Pulitzer Prize-winning sportswriter Arthur Daley wrote more than 10,000 columns for The New York Times?
William Daniel (Maryland politician)2017-01-3170358.5... that Maryland state legislator William Daniel was a Whig, a Know Nothing, and a Republican before finally joining the Prohibition Party in 1884?
C. Washington Eves2017-01-051,37957.5... that C. Washington Eves was the honorary commissioner for Jamaica at the Colonial and Indian Exhibition of 1886?
Quercus hiholensis2017-01-2168557.1... that acorns of the fossil oak Quercus hiholensis have possible insect damage preserved in them?
George W. Macfarlane2017-01-2677857.0... that George W. Macfarlane and Robert Hoapili Baker accompanied Hawaiian King Kalākaua on his final trip to California where the king died in 1891?
Acer whitebirdense2017-01-2677256.5... that the fossil leaves of the maple species Acer whitebirdense had earlier been misattributed to the genera Viburnum, Platanus, and Rubus?
Carlos A. Long2017-01-2766256.4... that the part-Hawaiian Carlos A. Long was unanimously elected captain of the 1899 Georgetown Hoyas football team at Georgetown University?
List of Sangeet Natak Akademi fellows2017-01-2467656.3... that India's Sangeet Natak Akademi fellowship for the performing arts is usually not conferred on anyone under the age of 50?
India Government Mint, Hyderabad2017-01-2969056.3... that the Indian Government Mint in Hyderabad was established in 1803 by the Nizam of Hyderabad, Asaf Jah III, and was taken over by the Government of India in 1950?
Rosemary Barrow2017-01-071,33155.5... that the art historian Rosemary Barrow specialised in the work of the once-neglected Victorian painter Lawrence Alma-Tadema?
Nkosi's Haven2017-01-1666455.3... that Nkosi's Haven is a South African care centre created to address HIV-related discrimination, including the separation of infected mothers from their children?
Salinee Tavaranan2017-01-1566255.2... that Salinee Tavaranan and her Border Green Energy Team installed solar panels and micro-hydro turbines at the Mae La refugee camp?
Figure humaine2017-01-3077254.6... that Francis Poulenc placed an ode to liberty at the end of his Figure humaine, a cantata for a twelve-part choir, composed in occupied France and premiered by the BBC?
John Hughes (neuroscientist)2017-01-2363853.2... that the British neuroscientist John Hughes shared the 1978 Lasker Award for co-discovering opioid peptides in the brain?
Mildred Barker2017-01-1263452.8... that Mildred Barker was awarded the National Heritage Fellowship in 1983 for her work in preserving Shaker music?
Tanzania at the 2016 Summer Olympics2017-01-1463052.5... that while competing for Tanzania at the 2016 Summer Olympics, swimmer Hilal Hemed Hilal set a national record winning his 50 m freestyle heat, but did not advance?
Nobuyo Maeda2017-01-2948051.2... that before starting her pioneering genetic studies of complex human diseases such as atherosclerosis, Nobuyo Maeda researched sea snake venoms?
Zhen Dexiu2017-01-2962050.6... that the Hongwu Emperor copied the text of Zhen Dexiu's work The Expanded Meaning of the Great Learning onto the walls of his palace?
Water polo at the 1900 Summer Olympics2017-01-071,17749.0... that William Lister was listed as competing in water polo at the 1900 Summer Olympics, despite having died before the Games began?
Improper Solicitation and Graft Act2017-01-2158348.6... that the South Korea Improper Solicitation and Graft Act counts private teachers and journalists among the ranks of public officials?
Derry City Ladies F.C.2017-01-2257447.8... that Derry City Ladies F.C. play football in the Northern Irish leagues while their men's team play in the Republic of Ireland's?
Gufran-Ullah Beig2017-01-2755247.0... that Gufran-Ullah Beig is the first Indian scientist to receive the Norbert Gerbier-Mumm International Award of the World Meteorological Organization?
Raf di Lucca2017-01-2896046.6... that to prepare for his role as surgeon Raf di Lucca in Holby City, actor Joe McFadden watched open-heart surgery?
OVC project2017-01-1955846.5... that the OVC project supports the education of disadvantaged young people in Adigrat, Ethiopia?
William L. Sullivan (author)2017-01-2554845.7... that the Oregon Cultural Heritage Commission selected Listening for Coyote by William L. Sullivan as one of the 100 most significant books in Oregon history?
Galdan Namchot2017-01-2251643.0... that monasteries and public buildings are illuminated during the Galdan Namchot festival marking the beginning of new year celebrations in Ladakh, India?
Protiva Mukherjee2017-01-011,02442.7... that Protiva Mukherjee was the only female minister in the 1969 United Front government of West Bengal?
List of Sahitya Akademi fellows2017-01-2451242.7... that in 1968, Indian philosopher and statesman Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was the first recipient of the Sahitya Akademi fellowship?
Shulamit Bat-Dori2017-01-2249641.4... that for Givat Brenner's 25th anniversary, kibbutz theatre director Shulamit Bat-Dori staged an open-air play with a cast and crew of 1,000, before an audience of 10,000?
Princes House, Brighton2017-01-1449541.2... that the Alliance Building Society's sports club was established in 1935 with "a second-hand table tennis table and dartboard" in the basement of Princes House in Brighton?
José Antonio Raón y Gutiérrez2017-01-0698841.2... that Raón Street in Manila was named after former Governor-General José Antonio Raón y Gutiérrez?
Laudato si' (oratorio)2017-01-2948639.6... that in November 2016 Peter Reulein conducted the premiere of his oratorio Laudato si', described as a Franciscan Magnificat, with more than 250 performers at the Limburg Cathedral?
ʻAkahi2017-01-1047239.3... that the estate of Bernice Pauahi Bishop, which includes 9,557 acres (3,868 ha) inherited from her aunt ʻAkahi, funds the Kamehameha Schools?
The Big Room2017-01-1744236.8... that M2M appeared on an episode of Dawson's Creek to promote their album The Big Room?
George Panila Kamauoha2017-01-2143636.3... that George Panila Kamauoha served in the legislatures of three Hawaiian regimes?
List of Nanjing Metro stations2017-01-3035836.3... that the Nanjing Metro system in Nanjing, China, has a total of 139 stations, with transfer stations counted once for every line they serve?
Giovanni Ambrogio Migliavacca2017-01-2649236.0... that Giovanni Ambrogio Migliavacca wrote the libretto for Solimano, first set by Hasse and produced in Dresden with live elephants and camels?
Caspar Ziegler2017-01-2242935.8... that Caspar Ziegler, who wrote a hymn on which Bach based a Christmas cantata, was professor of law and Rektor of the University of Wittenberg?
Ibn Marzuq2017-01-2141834.8... that the 14th-century Moroccan scholar Ibn Marzuq wrote a hagiography of the Marinid sultan Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Othman?
Clarence W. Macfarlane2017-01-2237931.6... that Clarence W. Macfarlane initiated the Transpacific Yacht Race in 1906, sailing from Honolulu to the California coast around the time of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake?
Manila's 1st legislative district special elections, 19082017-01-1837431.2... that there were two special elections for Manila's first district seat to the Philippine Assembly in 1908?
List of Connecticut Huskies head football coaches2017-01-2436430.4... that Randy Edsall, UConn football's all-time leader in games coached and wins as a head coach, was re-hired for 2017 after an absence of six seasons?
Cello Sonata No. 1 (Reger)2017-01-3135229.3... that Max Reger composed his first cello sonata as a student and had it published in London?
Quatre motets pour un temps de pénitence2017-01-2733828.7... that Francis Poulenc composed the four motets Quatre motets pour un temps de pénitence at different times, three of them on responsories for the Holy Week?
Te lucis ante terminum (Gardiner)2017-01-0268128.4... that the self-critical H. Balfour Gardiner may have destroyed his symphonies, but preserved his compline anthem Te lucis ante terminum for choir and organ?
Sechs Lieder, Op. 42017-01-2130925.8... that "Im April" from Max Reger's Sechs Lieder, Op. 4, has been called "one of Reger's sunniest songs"?
Makasib2017-01-2921417.5... that Sheikh Morteza Ansari's Makasib, authored more than 150 years ago, is still taught in Shia seminaries?
SS Broompark2017-01-1410.1... that in June 1940 the SS Broompark brought French scientists, heavy water, and diamonds to Britain?
East Zhejiang Maritime Affairs/Folk Custom Museum2017-01-060[n]0... that the stage of the Tianhou Palace in Ningbo was positioned for the gods to watch Chinese opera?
Eriksen M/252017-01-040[n]0... that although only a single example of the Eriksen M/25 machine gun was built, it saw service in the 1940 Norwegian Campaign?

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