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| Jex Blackmore |
2024-05-02 |
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51,646 |
2,151.9 |
... that Jex Blackmore, an American pro-choice activist and Satanist, performed art with 100 pounds (45 kg) of rotten fruit (pictured) before their second abortion?
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| New California Republic |
2024-05-06 |
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42,556[a] |
1,773.1 |
... that a man cosplaying as a character from the New California Republic (flag pictured) was arrested due to reports that he was carrying a bomb?
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| Susanna Hoffs |
2024-05-05 |
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31,378[b] |
1,307.4 |
... that Susanna Hoffs (pictured) sang on the studio recording of "Eternal Flame" naked after producer Davitt Sigerson pranked her by saying that Olivia Newton-John had done the same thing?
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| Tomás Treviño de Sobremonte |
2024-05-01 |
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20,416 |
850.7 |
... that when offered a chance to repent before being burnt at the stake, one crypto-Jew allegedly told his tormentors to "throw more wood on the fire"?
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| Bäckadräkten |
2024-05-03 |
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17,961 |
748.4 |
... that Bäckadräkten (pictured) is Sweden's first unisex folk costume?
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| Akihiko Kondo |
2024-05-02 |
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14,488 |
603.7 |
... that Akihiko Kondo "married" Hatsune Miku, a fictional character?
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| Manor Lords |
2024-05-07 |
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12,790[c] |
532.9 |
... that the video game Manor Lords was wishlisted more than three million times on Steam after its developer had estimated it would receive around 14,000?
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| A Spy on Mother Midnight |
2024-05-03 |
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12,755 |
531.5 |
... that the 1748 chapbook A Spy on Mother Midnight is studied for its sex scenes with cross-dressing and a dildo?
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| Darwin Rocksitters Club |
2024-05-03 |
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12,702 |
529.2 |
... that the Darwin Rocksitters Club had "no funny business" as their first, third, and fifth rules?
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| Mount Aniakchak |
2024-05-01 |
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12,578 |
524.1 |
... that the crater lake produced by the 1628–1627 BCE eruption of Mount Aniakchak generated one of the largest floods of the last 10,000 years?
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| Isaac Franklin |
2024-05-07 |
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12,489 |
520.4 |
... that a bust of the notorious slave trader Isaac Franklin was placed on the prow of his slave ship, the Isaac Franklin?
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| Joseph Redding |
2024-05-07 |
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11,423 |
476.0 |
... that opera composer and librettist Joseph Redding (pictured) was also a chess expert and lawyer who argued a landmark decision before the United States Supreme Court?
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| Lore Harp McGovern |
2024-05-06 |
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11,372 |
473.8 |
... that Lore Harp McGovern went from being a housewife to the CEO of a US$36 million computer company in six years?
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| Ukrainian Sheriffs |
2024-05-01 |
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10,538 |
439.1 |
... that Ukrainian Sheriffs went to summer school after being shot?
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| Transgender archaeology |
2024-05-03 |
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9,978 |
415.8 |
... that several ambiguously gendered figurines from pre-Columbian Ecuador can be analyzed through the lens of transgender archaeology?
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| Shinhanchon |
2024-05-01 |
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9,220 |
384.1 |
... that in Vladivostok, the Korean enclave Shinhanchon served as a hub of the Korean independence movement?
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| Kāneiolouma Complex |
2024-05-01 |
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8,684 |
361.8 |
... that the ancient Hawaiian village known as the Kāneiolouma Complex (pictured) is across the street from a popular beach on the island of Kauaʻi?
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| On the German Republic |
2024-05-05 |
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8,473 |
353.0 |
... that Thomas Mann insisted on omitting a passage on homoeroticism in the English translation of his work "On the German Republic"?
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| Jerrawangala National Park |
2024-05-06 |
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8,230 |
342.9 |
... that police officers had to be flown in by helicopter to seize hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of cannabis plants found growing illegally in Jerrawangala National Park?
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| Non-combatant casualty value |
2024-05-05 |
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8,200 |
341.7 |
... that NCVs can assign different values to the lives of civilians of different nationalities?
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| One Chun |
2024-05-04 |
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8,063 |
336.0 |
... that One Chun, a Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand restaurant, has black-and-white televisions, transistor radios, and aged clocks on a wall?
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| Cruise of the Kings |
2024-05-05 |
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8,060 |
335.8 |
... that more than 100 European royals boarded the Cruise of the Kings, a 1954 cruise organised by the Greek queen consort Frederica of Hanover to promote tourism in Greece?
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| Cat Bird |
2024-05-03 |
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7,796 |
324.8 |
... that despite the titular character of the game Cat Bird being a hybrid of a cat and a bird, critics thought the character looked more like a bat?
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| Gerboise Verte |
2024-05-01 |
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6,789 |
282.9 |
... that according to witnesses, the plutonium charge in the bomb used in the nuclear weapons test Gerboise Verte was transported in an economy car?
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| Apocalypse Clown |
2024-05-04 |
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6,360 |
265.0 |
... that an Irish comedy group wrote the film Apocalypse Clown?
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| Weston Turville Castle |
2024-05-01 |
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6,278 |
261.6 |
... that Weston Turville Castle was slighted on Henry II's orders after the Revolt of 1173–1174?
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| American Colossus: The Triumph of Capitalism, 1865–1900 |
2024-05-04 |
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5,906 |
246.1 |
... that American Colossus, a history book that describes how a banker bailed out the U.S. government in 1895, was published around a time when the U.S. government bailed out banks?
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| Shep (sculpture) |
2024-05-06 |
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5,727 |
238.6 |
... that the replacement of a semipalmated sandpiper sculpture named Shep in New Brunswick led to a $19,000 investigation over code-of-conduct violations?
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| Al-Asma'i (magazine) |
2024-05-04 |
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5,700 |
237.5 |
... that the magazine Al-Asma'i (pictured), one of the first publications to emerge in Ottoman Palestine in 1908, was opposed to Zionism and frequently criticized Jewish immigration?
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| Shilshole people |
2024-05-03 |
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5,562 |
231.8 |
... that the last twenty residents of the only Shilshole village on Salmon Bay in Seattle were evicted in 1914 to allow the creation of the Ballard Locks?
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| Bayron Matos |
2024-05-03 |
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5,500 |
229.1 |
... that the first words in English that National Football League player Bayron Matos knew were "I'm hungry"?
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| Qision |
2024-05-02 |
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5,376 |
224.0 |
... that the Jewish villagers of Qision dedicated an inscription for the salvation of Roman emperor Septimius Severus and his family?
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| Walid Daqqa |
2024-05-07 |
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5,300 |
220.8 |
... that Walid Daqqa wrote several works of prison literature, including a children's novel about a boy who uses magical olive oil to visit his imprisoned father?
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| Sonja van den Ende |
2024-05-05 |
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5,174 |
215.6 |
... that in March 2022 Sonja van den Ende was the only Dutch journalist to report from the Russian-occupied Donbas on the war in Ukraine?
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| In a World... |
2024-05-02 |
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5,066 |
211.1 |
... that Lake Bell made her directorial debut, In a World..., after no one else would direct it?
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| Bangkok Marriott Hotel The Surawongse |
2024-05-05 |
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4,942 |
205.9 |
... that a restaurant in a Thai hotel serves "Chicken Volcano", a dish containing whiskey?
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| March of Return (Israel) |
2024-05-06 |
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4,876 |
203.2 |
... that Palestinian citizens of Israel hold an annual march to one of the towns and villages from which their community had been displaced in the Nakba?
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| Carabus japonicus |
2024-05-04 |
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4,758 |
198.2 |
... that larvae of the species Carabus japonicus prey on earthworms up to 400 times larger than themselves?
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| My Beautiful Man |
2024-05-05 |
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4,714 |
196.4 |
... that Yuu Nagira, the author of My Beautiful Man, did not expect readers to love one of the main characters because she had written him to be creepy?
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| I Feel It Coming |
2024-05-02 |
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4,462 |
185.9 |
... that the music video for the Weeknd's "I Feel It Coming" takes inspiration from people entombed in volcanic ash from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD?
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| Heike Heubach |
2024-05-04 |
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4,224 |
176.0 |
... that Heike Heubach became the first deaf member of the German Bundestag?
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| Emerald Archer (Arrow episode) |
2024-05-06 |
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4,174 |
173.9 |
... that many former cast members returned for Arrow's 150th episode?
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| Clean (2022 film) |
2024-05-03 |
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3,931 |
163.8 |
... that the posthumously released documentary Clean centered on the life of Sandra Pankhurst, a former sex worker, drag queen, and crime scene cleaner?
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| Jonathan Elliot (publisher) |
2024-05-04 |
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3,908 |
162.8 |
... that John Quincy Adams described Jonathan Elliot, his former printer, as "penurious and venal"?
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| Work for Curaçao |
2024-05-01 |
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3,861 |
160.9 |
... that a Work for Curaçao candidate in the 2021 Curaçao general election received 427 votes despite being dead?
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| Neil Sean |
2024-05-07 |
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3,543 |
147.6 |
... that prior to becoming a royal reporter for Fox News, English journalist Neil Sean released a cover of Cliff Richard's "We Don't Talk Anymore" with his mother?
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| Karen B. Westerfield Tucker
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2024-05-02
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1,933
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80.5
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... that Karen B. Westerfield Tucker, who both edited and contributed to The Oxford History of Christian Worship, also served as a dog show judge?
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| The Oxford History of Christian Worship
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1,591
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66.3
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3,524 |
146.8
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| Anactoria |
2024-05-04 |
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3,508 |
146.1 |
... that scholars debate whether Anactoria, mentioned in Sappho's poems, was a real person, a pseudonym, or an invention of Sappho?
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| Rost (Tashkent newspaper) |
2024-05-07 |
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3,446 |
143.6 |
... that the 1920–1922 Tashkent wall newspaper Rost was the first Bukharian-Jewish Soviet newspaper?
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| Le Moniteur Acadien |
2024-05-05 |
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3,428 |
142.9 |
... that the first Acadian newspaper, Le Moniteur Acadien, was acquired in 2023 for just CA$1?
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| Enoch Edgar Hume |
2024-05-02 |
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3,368 |
140.3 |
... that Enoch Edgar Hume was presented as a candidate for election to the Kentucky House of Representatives without his knowledge?
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| Kooraban National Park |
2024-05-07 |
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3,213 |
133.9 |
... that Kooraban National Park has provided a habitat for more than twenty vulnerable animal species, including koalas?
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| Here I Go Again (Legends of Tomorrow) |
2024-05-01 |
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3,086 |
128.6 |
... that the Legends of Tomorrow episode "Here I Go Again" contains multiple ABBA references?
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| Napier Technical College (New Zealand) |
2024-05-06 |
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3,057 |
127.4 |
... that after the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake destroyed Napier Technical College, it was disestablished and amalgamated into its rivals?
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| In the Darkest of Nights, Let the Birds Sing |
2024-05-02 |
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2,678 |
111.6 |
... that a song from the EP In the Darkest of Nights, Let the Birds Sing, written in response to the cancer diagnosis of singer Mark Foster's uncle, was played for him before his death?
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| Agnes Mapes |
2024-05-05 |
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2,570 |
107.1 |
... that actress Agnes Mapes had to improvise a complex choreographed dance from basic poses for the 1907 play The Holy City?
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| UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros football |
2024-05-06 |
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2,438 |
101.6 |
... that the UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros football team were members of the United Athletic Conference but left before ever having played a game there?
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| Andrei Muntean |
2024-05-02 |
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2,420 |
100.9 |
... that gymnast Andrei Muntean was Romania's first Youth Olympic Games champion?
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| Asha Sobhana |
2024-05-03 |
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2,206 |
91.9 |
... that Asha Sobhana is the first Indian player to take a five-wicket haul in the Women's Premier League?
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| Regine Rocks |
2024-05-06 |
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2,076 |
86.5 |
... that music director Raul Mitra wanted Regine Velasquez to do an all-rock concert?
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| The Star-Spangled Man |
2024-05-07 |
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0[d] |
0 |
... that the production team of the TV series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier created a digital highway more than five miles (8 km) long to capture visual effects for a truck action sequence for the episode "The Star-Spangled Man"?
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