This Did you know statistics (DYK STATS) page is an attempt to recognize the DYK entries that have distinguished themselves, either by receiving an unusually high number of page views while being featured on DYK, or by going on to become some of Wikipedia's best content after appearing at DYK. The page illustrates the types of hooks that have been particularly successful in attracting readers. The statistics are manually updated.

For page view counts, there are separate lists for the all-time top hooks and the most effective hooks on a monthly basis. If you have thoughts on the format of this page, or whether it is useful, please post your comments on the Discussion page.

See also:

• DYK Hall of Fame – for outstanding contributions to the DYK project as a whole;

• Multiple Article Hook Hall of Fame

• List of Wikipedians by number of DYKs – for lists of users who have created or nominated the greatest number of DYK articles.

Please do not see this list as a competition, but rather a celebration of some of the most effective DYK hooks.

Please note that hits from outside the DYK section of the main page are also included here. That might include random clicks or direct searches, but also views from other parts of the main page which feature the same article on the same day.

Some articles that were featured on DYK have gone on to become some of Wikipedia's featured or good content, in the form of featured articles, featured lists, or good articles. This table records the number of former DYK articles that are currently listed as good or featured content.

This section details all the most-viewed DYKs from the beginning of the available data - December 2007. Unfortunately the articles that appeared in the DYK section before that date do not have page view information and cannot be included.

Rules

1. Use ErrantX's DYKStats tool which will calculate the statistics for you based upon the date and time it was featured on the Main Page. You can use Wikipedia:Recent additions to find out whether it was posted during AM or PM (UTC); remembering that recent additions lists the time it was removed from the Main Page.

   Historical (pre-2016) statistics are based on Henrik's page view tool at http://stats.grok.se/. For more information on this tool, see http://stats.grok.se/about and stats FAQ. Please note that at some point since December 2013 this tool began compiling days using a 23:00 to 22:59 (UTC) time range to match the range that wikiviewstats uses rather than the 00:00 to 23:59 (UTC) time range that it had previously used. Also, note that these statistics ignore mobile viewers. For queries, go to Henrik's talk page – missing stats are often the result of the tool being down or missing source files. Normally, you should count page views only for the day X when the article was featured. Because of the timing of the stats collection, nearly all hooks which exit the main page around 00:00 UTC get extra DYK views on the next day X+1; in this case views for two consecutive days (X and X+1) should be summed.

2. The views are counted and summed for all articles which were bolded (not merely linked) in the hook. If one or more bolded articles were moved while on the main page, add views for the main article(s) and the redirect page(s).
3. This page aims to list the views originating from the DYK section of the main page. Some articles draw additional views unrelated to DYK. Those views are removed by subtracting a half sum on the days before and after, that is V_X − (V_X−1 + V_X+1) / 2. Example [1] V_X=18,400; V_X−1=4,400; V_X+1=2,000; total=18,400−(4,400+2,000)/2=15,200. Other "special occasion" hooks may draw additional views because of the occasion, not because of the DYK; these cannot be accounted for with this method. For example, the hook for Tom Moore scheduled on his 100th birthday may have attracted extra views because of the celebration activities on that day which are not directly related to DYK, a factor this listing does not consider.
4. Subject to rule 3, any article receiving at least 5,000 views (after subtracting background views) is eligible for listing on the "STATS" page. If you know of an article that has received more than 5,000 views while on DYK, feel free to add it to the list.
5. Anyone is free to help by checking page views and listing hooks here that meet the requirements. Help is also welcome reviewing page views for earlier months where data is waiting to be mined (Jan–May 2008).

All-time DYK page view leaders

Lead hooks with at least 25,000 views

• Note: "Views / hour" = "DYK views" divided by the number of hours on the Main page (6, 8, 12 or 24)

Article (DYK date)	Image	DYK views	Views / hour	DYK hook
Infant swimming (Sep. 22, 2014)		295,306	24,609	... that babies will instinctively hold their breath underwater (pictured) until the age of six months?
Fall of the Berlin Wall (Nov. 9, 2019)		280,266 - (23,750 + 25,487)/2 = 255,647	10,651	... that the fall of the Berlin Wall (immediate aftermath pictured) was the result of a bureaucratic mistake?
Silver Cross Tavern (Jan. 29, 2014)		192,578	16,048	... that the Silver Cross Tavern (pictured) is the United Kingdom's only legal brothel?
Frank Sinatra (Dec. 12, 2015) 24-hour position in lead slot with 2 images and 2 hooks		123,052	5,127	... that after gaining a job as a singing waiter in 1938, Frank Sinatra (pictured) boasted that he would "become so big that no one could ever touch him"? ... that American music critic Robert Christgau called Frank Sinatra (pictured) "the greatest singer of the 20th century"?
War Doctor, Night of the Doctor (Nov. 23, 2013)		36,360 + 52,209 - (12599 + 23723 / 2) + 22,061 + 27,032 - (10,695 + 13070 / 2) = 107,618	13,886	... that the War Doctor (played by John Hurt, pictured), introduced in "The Night of the Doctor", will be a "dark doctor" who will "bring an ancient battle to its devastating conclusion"?
Paul the Octopus (Jul. 11, 2010)		152,200 – (145,772 / 2) = 79,320 + 18,448 - (9,632 / 2) = 13,632 = 92,952	15,492	... that Paul the Octopus (pictured) predicts Spain winning the World Cup today, while Mani the Parakeet tips a victory by the Netherlands?
Water bottle flipping (Nov. 7, 2016)		87,202	7,266	... that flipping water bottles (pictured) has been banned in some U.S. and British schools?
HMS Highlander (H44) (Dec. 21, 2011)		77,346	9,668	... that the British destroyer HMS Highlander (pictured) escorted Convoy SC 122 through the largest convoy battle of World War II in March 1943 and was unsuccessfully attacked by U-441 and U-608?
Anthony Davis (basketball) (Apr. 3, 2012)		94,410 – (19,472 + 15,379) / 2 = 76,984	9,623	... that 2012 National Player of the Year Anthony Davis (pictured) was unknown locally and nationally through his junior year of high school basketball?
Bestwood Country Park (Sep. 4, 2018)		74,731	3113	... that one account has it that King Charles II offered his mistress Nell Gwyn (pictured) "all the land she could ride around before breakfast"—and the next morning she rode out early and encircled what would become Bestwood Park?
Clinton Romesha (Feb. 11, 2013)		35,581 + 47,595 - (10,312 - 1,140/2) = 73,434	8,955	... that Clinton Romesha (pictured), who today is being awarded the Medal of Honor, joined the United States Army after deciding not to be a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?
Race-reversed casting (Jul. 1, 2020)		73,086		... that Patrick Stewart (pictured) invented "photo negative" casting in order to play Othello when it had become no longer acceptable to perform the role in blackface?
2016 FA Cup Final (May. 21, 2016)		55,574 + 17,008 =72,582		... that Manchester United seek to match Arsenal's FA Cup winners record with a win in the 2016 FA Cup Final (venue pictured) against Crystal Palace today?
Eternal Silence (sculpture) (Oct. 31, 2011)		71,800	5,983	... that according to folklore, people looking into the eyes of Eternal Silence (pictured) will see a vision of their own death?
Ivan Castro (soldier) (Dec. 8, 2008)		71,300	5,941	... that Captain Ivan Castro is the only blind officer serving in the United States Army Special Forces?
Poutine, peameal bacon, Made in Canada, Canadian Comedy Awards, 1st Canadian Comedy Awards (Jul. 1, 2019)		29,514 + 18,463 + 10,639 + 7,082 + 1,777 − (1,971 + 4,528)/2 = 64,225	2,676	... that poutine (example pictured) and back bacon on a bun were served while the Beaver was awarded to Made in Canada at the inaugural Canadian Comedy Awards?
Leroy Petry (Jul. 12, 2011)		66,900 - (925 + 5,100) / 2 = 63,900	7,987	... that Leroy Petry (pictured) is receiving the U.S. Medal of Honor today, marking only the second time that the award has been bestowed upon a living soldier for actions after the end of the Vietnam War?
Operation Overlord (Jun. 6, 2014)		55627 + 13411 - (11519 + 6611) / 2 = 59,973	4,916	... that Operation Overlord (detail pictured), the Allied invasion of Normandy in World War II, was the largest seaborne invasion in history?
Sophia (robot) (Nov. 13, 2017)		59,972	2,499	... that Sophia (pictured) is the first robot to become a recognised citizen of a country?
Statue of Tara (Dec. 11, 2013)		41,411 + 12,377 = 53,789	4,482	... that the Statue of Tara from Sri Lanka (partly pictured) was kept hidden for 30 years in the British Museum because it was considered too erotic?
Murder of Jane Britton (Jan. 7, 2019)		53,494	2,229	... that the red ochre sprinkled on the body of Jane Britton (pictured) 50 years ago today ultimately turned out to be a red herring in solving her murder?
Hallucinogenic fish (Nov. 15, 2011)		11,483 + 41,786 - (0 + 1,218) / 2 = 52,660	6,582	... that Sarpa salpa (pictured) is a hallucinogenic fish that was used as a recreational drug during the Roman Empire?
Fortress of Mimoyecques (Jun. 29, 2011)		51,700	8,616	... that the underground Fortress of Mimoyecques (pictured) was built by Nazi Germany to bombard London with 10 shells a minute using the V-3 supergun?
Soo Yeon Lee SPiN (Jun. 30, 2017)		43,922 + 5,619 = 49,541	2,154	... that table tennis player and model Soo Yeon Lee (pictured) has coached numerous celebrities and is a brand ambassador for a chain of table tennis bars?
Leonard Siffleet (May 8, 2009)		49,500		... that Sergeant Len Siffleet was the subject of a famous photograph (pictured) depicting an execution by the Japanese in World War II?
Tommy Tucker (squirrel) (Nov. 12, 2016)		47,095	5,886	... that Tommy Tucker, a male pet squirrel wearing women's clothes (pictured), became famous during World War II, selling war bonds and entertaining children?
Śmigus-Dyngus (Apr. 1, 2013)		46,706	3,892	... that Polish girls (pictured) are getting wet and spanked today, but will have their revenge tomorrow?
Giovanni de Ventura plague doctor beak doctor costume plague doctor contract (Oct. 31, 2010)		7,600 + 1,600 + 6,400 + 1, 700 + 17,800 + 5,000 + 3,700 + 865 = 44, 665		... that Giovanni de Ventura, a plague doctor who may have worn a beak doctor costume (pictured), was restricted by a covenant to treat only infectious patients?
Edward Windsor, Lord Downpatrick (Apr. 30, 2019)		44,648	1,860	... that the fashion designer Edward Windsor, Lord Downpatrick (pictured) is the closest relative of Queen Elizabeth II who cannot succeed to the British throne because of conversion to Catholicism?
Longest recorded sniper kills (May 8, 2010)		44,600		... that the longest recorded sniper kill is from 2,475 m (8,120 ft) using a L115A3 Long Range Rifle (pictured)?
Battle for Castle Itter (Jul. 26, 2013)		42,120		... that what has been called the strangest battle of World War II was fought at a medieval castle (pictured), and was the only battle of the war in which American and German soldiers fought as allies?
MagiCans (Apr, 22, 2013)		38,970 + 1,790 = 40,660 (article moved)	5,083	... that defects in Coca-Cola's MagiCans (pictured) led a child to mistakenly drink foul-tasting liquid used to replace actual cola?
Bacon Explosion (Feb. 6, 2009)		40,500		... that the 5,000-calorie Bacon Explosion (pictured) was created in response to a Twitter challenge to develop "the ultimate bacon recipe"?
Ronald J. Shurer (Oct. 1, 2018)		40,011	1,667	... that US Army combat medic Ronald J. Shurer's (pictured) Silver Star commendation for service in Afghanistan is being upgraded to a Medal of Honor today?
Tammie Jo Shults, Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 (Jul. 6, 2018)		26,176 + 13,505 = 39,681	1,653	... that Tammie Jo Shults (pictured), captain of Southwest Airlines Flight 1380, was one of the first female fighter pilots in the US Navy?
Saxbe fix (Nov. 29, 2008)		39,600		... that Hillary Rodham Clinton (pictured) may be ineligible for appointment as United States Secretary of State by Barack Obama unless a Saxbe fix can be worked out?
Slow loris (Mar. 30, 2011)		39,200		... that the slow lorises that are illegally caught and traded as exotic pets have their front teeth cut out (pictured) due to fear of their toxic bite?
Daulat (Mughal painter) (Apr. 16, 2020)		38,839	1,618	... that a Mughal painter described himself in his self-portrait (pictured) as "the lowly, needy, insignificant, Daulat"?
Kemna concentration camp (Jan. 20, 2012)		38,567	4,820	... that torture at Kemna concentration camp (memorial pictured), one of the first Nazi concentration camps, was so brutal that the Nazis held hearings on it?
KA2N Gorgon IIA CTV-N-2 Gorgon IIC (Jan. 8, 2018)		26,948 + 11,536 = 38,484	1,603	...that the United States Navy placed orders for the Gorgon IIA (pictured) and Gorgon IIC missiles with the Singer Manufacturing Company, better known for its sewing machines?
Soviet destroyer Sposobny (1970) (Jan. 14, 2019)		38,125	1,588	... that the Soviet destroyer Sposobny (pictured) was designed to survive a nuclear explosion?
Deutsches Reichsbräu (Jul. 15, 2020)		37,990		... that the German police were called to investigate Deutsches Reichsbräu beer because of the Nazi-style imagery on its logo (pictured)?
List of Mountain Bothies Association bothies (May 23, 2017)		37,379	1,557	... that visitors can stay overnight free of charge in any of over ninety bothies (Corrour Bothy pictured), but must bring their own fuel in order to watch "bothy TV"?
Jackie Summers (Sept. 16, 2020)		37,332	3,111	... that Jackie Summers (pictured) quit his corporate job to pursue a "lifelong dream of day-drinking professionally"?
Catherine Lynch (Mar. 11, 2018)		37,237	1,551	... that at the inquest into the death of Catherine Lynch (pictured), the presiding coroner described her as "one of a class who were a nuisance to themselves, their husbands and everybody else"?
Michael Collins (astronaut) (Jul. 21, 2019)		112,192 - (115,723 + 34,037)/2 = 37,312	1,554	... that Michael Collins (pictured), the command module pilot for Apollo 11, was the first person to perform two spacewalks in a single mission?
Franz Halder (Oct. 20, 2019)		37,135	1,547	... that Franz Halder (pictured), a former chief of staff of Nazi Germany's army, was the only German to be decorated by both Adolf Hitler and an American president?
Pleuni Touw De Stille Kracht (television series) (Sep. 18, 2012)		24,877 + 11,928 = 36,805	4,600	... that Pleuni Touw (pictured) had the first nude scene in Dutch television on 1974's The Hidden Force?
Laura Kamhuber (Apr. 9, 2018)		36,131	1,505	... that Laura Kamhuber's (pictured) rendition of "I Will Always Love You" at The Voice Kids Germany is the most-watched YouTube video by an Austrian artist?
Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan (Aug. 15, 2018)		36,118	1,504	... that the painting Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan has been attacked and damaged twice (damage pictured)?
Tett turret (Oct. 14, 2010)		35,100		... that the only exit from a Tett turret (pictured) could expose a soldier trying to leave the fortification to direct fire from the enemy?
Colossus of Ostermunzel (Mar. 25, 2016)		34,971	2,976	... that the Colossus of Ostermunzel (pictured) is significantly lighter than originally estimated?
Barn the Spoon (May 24, 2017)		34,824	1,451	... that it takes Barn the Spoon (pictured) between twenty minutes and two hours to carve a spoon out of green wood?
Elly Mayday (March 28, 2019)		34,666	1,562	.... that when Elly Mayday (pictured) was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, she not only continued to model, but appeared in pictorials with a bald head from chemotherapy and surgery scars?
Tina Strobos (Jul. 12, 2018)		30,903 + 3,213 = 34,116	1,421	... that Dutch psychiatrist Tina Strobos (pictured), who rescued over 100 Jewish refugees during World War II, said that her grandmother was the only person she knew who scared the Gestapo?
Andaman Sea Khao Phing Kan (Sep. 29, 2010)		6,100 + 27,900 = 34,000		... that there is a James Bond Island (pictured) in the Andaman Sea?
Baba Anujka (Sep. 19, 2019)		33,721	2,810	... that Serbian poisoner Baba Anujka (pictured), aged over 90 at the time of her trial, was sentenced to 15 years' hard labor?
General George Washington Resigning His Commission, George Washington's resignation as commander-in-chief (Feb. 22, 2018)		10,546 + 22,649 = 33,195	1,383	... that John Trumbull, the painter of General George Washington Resigning His Commission (pictured), considered Washington's resignation "one of the highest moral lessons ever given to the world"?
Hurricane (clipper) (May 18, 2020)		33,191	2,765	... that Hurricane (pictured), built in Hoboken by Isaac C. Smith in 1851, was reputedly the most extreme clipper ever constructed?
Charles R. Ellet (October 16, 2020)		32,990	1,374	... that 19-year-old Union Army colonel Charles R. Ellet (pictured) ran two separate steam-powered ram ships past the batteries at Vicksburg, Mississippi, during the American Civil War?
Rene Strange (Jul. 20, 2018)		32,967	1,373	... that the puppets of Rene Strange (pictured) included Annie Pride of the Rockies, Mr Bertram, and Samoa the Hula Hula Girl?
Wang Danfeng (May 16, 2018)		32,488	1,354	... that "legendary" Chinese actress Wang Danfeng‎ (pictured) was invited to attend the inauguration of US President Ronald Reagan?
Flag of Weihaiwei (May 10, 2017)		28,002 + 4,418 = 32,420	1,351	... that the flag of Weihaiwei (pictured) was redesigned to include Mandarin ducks, as it was felt inappropriate to have a Chinese imperial dragon on a British flag?
Podoconiosis (Feb. 20, 2013)		28,976 + 3,352 = 32,328	4,041	... that an estimated four million people worldwide suffer from podoconiosis?
Goat Canyon Trestle (Mar. 15, 2018)		32,298		... that the Goat Canyon Trestle (pictured) is the world's largest curved wooden trestle?
Lena Sundström (Oct. 3, 2016)		32,283		... that Swedish journalist Lena Sundström (pictured) was a foundling?
Antonija Mišura (Aug. 23, 2012)		32,282	4,035	... that according to Bleacher Report, Antonija Mišura (pictured) was the most beautiful female competitor at the 2012 Olympics?
United States Zouave Cadets (Jan. 11, 2019)		32,243	1,343	... that The New York Times stated that, with one exception, the United States Zouave Cadets (pictured) were "all young men of extraordinary muscular power"?
1907 Tiflis bank robbery (Dec. 20, 2010)		32,200		... that a 1907 stagecoach robbery organized by Vladimir Lenin (pictured) and Joseph Stalin killed an estimated 40 people and netted approximately 250,000 rubles (over $3 million in current USD)?
Spragg Bag (Dec. 21, 2010)		32,200		... that a large waterbag (pictured) can bring water to California and, according to its inventor, peace to the Middle East?
Candy desk (Apr. 1, 2011 - April Fools Day)		32,100	4,012	... that there is a desk full of candy (pictured) on the floor of the US Senate?
Paper car wheel (Sep. 6, 2018)		31,839	1,326	... that paper wheels (pictured) provided a quiet and smooth ride in Pullman dining and sleeping cars?
Operation Strength (Mar. 18, 2016)		31,726	2,644	... that during Operation Strength, a 15,000 lb (6.8 T) bomb (example of detonation pictured) served as a diversion to a diversion?
Daniel Lambert (Jul. 6, 2010)		31,400		... that English gaol keeper and animal breeder Daniel Lambert (pictured) weighed 52 stone 11 lb (739 lb; 335 kg)?
Brittany CoxXx (Jan. 21, 2011)		31,400		... that Borat Sagdiyev's son, who appeared in photos in the movie Borat, was actually trans woman and porn star Brittany CoxXx (pictured)?
Walter Koch (Fallschirmjäger) (Mar. 2, 2011)		31,200		... that German paratrooper Walter Koch (pictured) acted against the Commando Order and saved John Dutton Frost's British paratroopers from execution?
Fannie Lou Hamer (February 27, 2018)		31,109		... that African-American civil rights leader Fannie Lou Hamer (pictured) was brutally beaten on the orders of police in Mississippi for standing up against racial segregation?
Stannard Rock Light (Jun. 16, 2009)		31,000		... that the Stannard Rock Light (pictured), known as the "Loneliest Place in the World", is the furthest lighthouse from land and described as one of the top ten engineering feats in the United States?
Catherine Zeta-Jones (Apr. 21, 2016)		35,555-(4318+4805)/2 = 30,994	2,582	... that Catherine Zeta-Jones' (pictured) wedding ceremony cost an estimated £1.5 million?
Nazi-Soviet military parade in Brest-Litovsk (Sep. 17, 2009)		30,900		... that a joint Nazi-Soviet military parade in Brest-Litovsk (pictured) was held on September 22, 1939, to display the power of the newly formed Soviet-Nazi pact to the whole world?
Thirst trap (Jul. 18, 2020)		30,853	1,285	... that a thirst trap (selfie pictured) can lead to harassment and bullying?
Brad Stevens (Apr. 5, 2010)		30,800	5,133	... that Butler men's basketball head coach Brad Stevens (pictured) has won 89 games in his first three years, exceeding the previous NCAA record by 8 games?
Airplane Coaster (Aug. 4, 2017)		30,752	1,281	... that numerous writers have called the Airplane Coaster (pictured) the greatest roller coaster ever built?
Sea of Japan Kamome Island (Oct. 18, 2010)		5,000 + 25,700 = 30,700		... that according to a legend, the Heishi rock (pictured) represents the God of the Sea of Japan?
Love dart (Oct. 9, 2008)		30,700		... that some hermaphrodite snails and slugs pierce each other with love darts (pictured) during mating?
Disappearance of Rebecca Coriam (Mar. 22, 2012)		30,657	3,832	... that the disappearance of Rebecca Coriam from the Disney Wonder (pictured) one year ago today was the first such incident in the history of Disney Cruise Line?
Normandy landings (Jul. 21, 2014)		30,477	2,540	... that a key target for the Normandy landings, Caen (pictured), was not captured by the Allies until 21 July 1944?
Gleno Dam (Mar. 23, 2011)		30,400		... that, in 1923, the Gleno Dam (pictured) in Italy failed shortly after it was completed and its flooding killed at least 356 people?
Etruscan shrew (Oct. 25, 2010)		30,400		... that the Etruscan shrew (pictured on a human thumb) is the smallest known mammal by weight?
Ernest R. Kouma (Aug. 10, 2011)		30,200		... that US Army Master Sergeant Ernest R. Kouma was awarded the Medal of Honor (pictured) in the Korean War for singlehandedly killing approximately 250 North Korean troops?
Hungry Tree (Oct. 3, 2018)		30,126	1,255	... that the Hungry Tree in Dublin is "eating" a park bench (pictured)?
Swimming Reindeer (Aug. 18, 2010)		30,000		... that the Swimming Reindeer (pictured), a 13,000-year-old Ice Age sculpture, was originally thought to be two separate reindeer sculptures until Henri Breuil realised they fitted together?
David B. Bleak (Mar. 23, 2012)		29,847	3,730	... that combat medic David B. Bleak (pictured) was awarded the Medal of Honor in the Korean War after killing five Chinese soldiers, four using only his hands?
Marching fire (Dec. 18, 2011)		29,800	3,725	... that General George S. Patton (pictured) praised the tactic of marching fire during World War II?
Burnley Embankment (Dec. 3, 2019)		29,761	1,240	... that the Straight Mile (pictured) is not a mile, and includes the Culvert, which is not a culvert?
Jim Delligatti (Dec. 30, 2016)		29,661	1,236	... that Jim Delligatti created the Big Mac (pictured)?
West Loch Disaster (Apr. 23, 2010)		29,500		... that the hulk of LST-480 (pictured) is the only remaining evidence of the West Loch Disaster, the second tragedy to befall Pearl Harbor during World War II?
Janice Rand (May 20, 2015)		29,491		... that Star Trek producer Bob Justman said you could hit Janice Rand's (pictured) hair with a sledgehammer and not leave a dent?
Giant huntsman spider (Dec. 19, 2008)		29,300	4,883	... that with a leg-span of 30 centimetres (12 inches), the giant huntsman (pictured) is one of the world's largest spiders?
Shu Xiuwen (Jan. 3, 2018)		29,252	1,218	... that Shu Xiuwen (pictured) became an escort dancing girl after her father tried to sell her to repay debts, but later supported him when she became a movie star?
Bodega cat (Dec. 9, 2019)		29,242		... that bodega cats (example pictured) are used as a form of pest control in New York City?
Neel Kashkari (Oct. 13, 2008)		29,200		... that Neel Kashkari (pictured), six years after completing his MBA, was put in charge of the $700 billion U.S. Government bailout of financial institutions?
Valonia ventricosa (Sep. 7, 2010)		29,100		... that "sailors' eyeballs" (pictured) is one of the largest single-celled organisms?
Filibus (Dec. 28, 2016)		28,982	1,208	... that Filibus (pictured), a fictional sky pirate, has been called one of the first lesbian characters in cinema?
Sundial cannon		14938+11456+2377 = 28,771	2,131	... that sundial cannons (example pictured) were triggered by the sun to fire at noon?
Wreck of the RMS Titanic (Mar. 15, 2012)		28,526	3,565	... that proposals to raise the wreck of the RMS Titanic (pictured) have included filling it with ping-pong balls, injecting it with 180,000 tons of Vaseline or turning it into an iceberg?
Bradley Cooper (Sep. 7, 2016)		28,516	1,188	... that Bradley Cooper (pictured) is the tenth man to be nominated for an Academy Award for acting in three consecutive years?
Fighting Irish (Family Guy) (May 29, 2015)		8,704 + 19,779 = 28,483	2,373	... that Liam Neeson (pictured) agreed to say any line that the writers of the Family Guy episode "Fighting Irish" wrote – except one?
Waw an Namus (Oct. 29, 2018)		28,313	1,178	... that the volcanic Oasis of Mosquitoes in the Sahara has multicoloured lakes (example pictured) and can be seen from space?
Hussein of Jordan (Apr. 16, 2018)		28,275	1,178	... that Hussein (pictured) started his 46-year reign as King of Jordan in 1952 when he was a 17-year-old schoolboy?
Raindrop cake (Sep. 5, 2018)		28,185	1,178	... that raindrop cake (pictured) is a dessert made of water and agar, and has practically no calories?
Sofia Richie (Jul. 13, 2017)		28,100	2,342	... that model Sofia Richie (pictured) played soccer until she broke her hip in a Segway accident?
Rollstone Boulder (Jan. 4, 2013)		28,004	2,334	... that in order to save the Rollstone Boulder (pictured) from being demolished, it was blown up?
Nevertheless, she persisted (May 2, 2017)		27,948	1,165	... that after Mitch McConnell said, "Nevertheless, she persisted" in reference to Elizabeth Warren's silencing during a U.S. Senate debate, more than 100 women in Minneapolis got tattoos (example pictured) of that meme?
Clive Mantle (Apr. 1, 2013)		24,963 + 2,905 = 27,868	3,484	... that English actor Clive Mantle (portrait pictured) beat up Clint Eastwood?
Lazarus syndrome (Nov. 5, 2008)		27,800		... that the Lazarus syndrome is named after Lazarus of Bethany (pictured), who the Bible says was raised from the dead by Jesus?
Elizabeth L. Gardner (Jul. 12, 2019)		27,656	1152	... that Elizabeth L. Gardner served as a WASP during World War II and was the subject of a well-known photo (pictured)?
Omid Tahvili (May 6, 2008)		27,500		... that in April 2008, Forbes listed Omid Tahvili (pictured) as one of the world's ten most wanted fugitives?
TiME (spacecraft) (Nov. 10, 2009)		27,400		... that TiME (artist's rendering pictured) is a boat that is not designed to sail on any water on this planet?
Aircraft camouflage (Nov. 4, 2009)		27,400		... that experiments with modern aircraft camouflage (pictured) have used panels that emit light?
William Goldman (photographer) (Jan. 14, 2020)		27,255	2,271	... that William Goldman secretly assembled a collection of photographs (example shown) of prostitutes in Reading, Pennsylvania, in the 1890s?
Imperial German plans for the invasion of the United States (Dec. 31, 2012)		27,118	2,260	... that Kaiser Wilhelm II (pictured) ordered plans drawn up for Germany to invade two US cities: Boston and New York?
Bedding ceremony (Jul. 25, 2017)		27,095	2,258	... that the bedding ceremony (pictured) symbolised the involvement of family, friends, and neighbours in the newlyweds' sexual intimacy, but also had legal importance in parts of Western Europe?
Inexhaustible bottle (Feb. 18, 2014)		27,049	3,381	… that the trick to the inexhaustible bottle (illustrated) was so widely known that it became part of a common hydrostatics demonstration for physics students?
Chrysler Turbine Car (Feb. 8, 2018)		27,991 – (248 + 1,728) / 2 = 27,003	1,125	... that the Chrysler Turbine Car (pictured) could burn a variety of unusual fuels, ranging from furnace, peanut, and soybean oils to tequila?
Gömböc (Oct. 9, 2009)		27,000		... that the discovery of geometrical body Gömböc (pictured) in 2006 helped understanding the body shape of turtles?
Wait for me, Daddy (Oct. 1, 2010)		26,900		... that 70 years ago on October 1, 1940, little "Whitey" Bernard was photographed running after his father (pictured) who was marching to war?
Fabiana Rosales (Apr. 22, 2019)		26,823	1,117	... that Venezuelan journalist Fabiana Rosales (pictured) has assumed the role of international ambassador, soliciting support for her husband's opposition party, towards resolving the crisis in Venezuela?
Japanese aircraft carrier Amagi (Nov. 6, 2011)		26,708	2,258	... that the Japanese aircraft carrier Amagi (wreck pictured) capsized on 29 July 1945 as a result of cumulative damage inflicted by American airstrikes on 24 and 28 July?
Termitaradus mitnicki (Apr. 1, 2010 – April Fool's Day)		26,600		... that researchers have identified the pictured life form which no longer lives on this planet?
Akutan Zero (Dec. 7, 2008)		26,600	2,216	... that the U.S. devised tactics to defeat Japan's Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighter plane from the 1942 capture of an intact example dubbed the Akutan Zero (pictured)?
Chicken fried bacon (Feb. 17, 2009)		26,500		... that the recipe for chicken fried bacon (pictured) was developed in the small town of Snook, Texas, at Sodolak's Original Country Inn?
Warsaw Ghetto boy (Nov. 1, 2018)		26,455	1,102	... that this photograph (pictured) was taken to glorify the SS men who suppressed the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, but helped convict them of murder?
Chang and Eng Bunker (Aug. 6, 2018)		27,567 - (1,074 + 1,169)/2 = 26,446	1,101	... that the conjoined liver of the Siamese twins Chang and Eng Bunker (pictured) is on display at the Mütter Museum in Philadelphia?
Air well (condenser) (May 1, 2009)		26,301		... that an air well (pictured) collects water by promoting the condensation of moisture from air?
Door to Hell (Nov. 1, 2012)		26,298	3,287	... that the Door to Hell (pictured) has been blazing since 1971?
Earth's shadow (Oct. 26, 2010)		26,200		... that the Earth's shadow (pictured) can be observed during twilight hours?
Elephant of the Bastille (Aug. 29, 2011)		26,256		... that a giant elephant (engraving pictured) in Paris was protected by a man living in one of its legs?
Girl with Peaches (Feb. 1, 2017)		24,550 + 1,661 = 26,211	2,184	... that the girl with peaches (pictured) married the future chief prosecutor of the Most Holy Synod?
Female urinal (Mar. 18, 2018)		25,899	1,126	... that female urinals available today (example pictured) are typically used in a "skiing" position?
Zofia Posmysz (Mar. 17, 2018)		25,808	1,075	... that Zofia Posmysz (pictured), Auschwitz inmate No. 7566, wrote an audio play on her memories, which became the basis for her 1962 novel Passenger, a 1963 film, and a 1968 opera?
Goat tower (May 4, 2020)		25,703	2,142	... that many goat towers (example pictured) have become tourist attractions?
PL-01 (Jan. 3, 2014)		25,748		... that the PL-01 (pictured) is a tank designed in Poland?
Cat Daddy (May 29, 2012)		25,686	3,211	... that a bikini-clad rendition of the "Cat Daddy" dance by the reigning Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover model Kate Upton (pictured) was temporarily banned from YouTube?
Scowle (Oct. 6, 2008)		25,620	3,203	... that the ancient opencast iron ore workings known as scowles (pictured) in the Forest of Dean, England, are believed to have been an inspiration for settings in J. R. R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings?
Gerp's mouse lemur (Jan. 18, 2012)		25,495	3,186	... that Gerp's mouse lemur is a newly discovered mouse lemur species from Madagascar, and is only known from an area smaller than the size of Puerto Rico?
Hotpants (May 9, 2017)		25,491	1,062	... that hotpants (example pictured) were originally short shorts made from materials such as velvet, silk, and fur?
Oscar C. Pfaus (Feb. 26, 2020)		25,451	1,060	... that Abwehr agent and Nazi propagandist Oscar Pfaus (pictured) once served in the U.S. Army?
Roger B. Chaffee (Jul. 17, 2019)		28,471 - (2,896 + 3,156)/2 = 25,445	1,060	... that when Roger B. Chaffee (pictured) was selected for Apollo 1, he was the youngest American astronaut to earn a NASA mission assignment?
Westinghouse Time Capsules (Jan. 8, 2008)		25,252	3,166	... that the Westinghouse Time Capsules (pictured) of the 1939 New York World's Fair and the 1964 New York World's Fair were made of special metal alloys to resist corrosion for 5000 years, the time span of all previous recorded human history?
Unexpected John Cena (Apr. 1, 2016 - April Fools Day)		25,226	3,153	... that somebody stole the show in Ghostbusters, Breaking Bad, and SpongeBob SquarePants, and his name is—JOHN CENAAA!!! (pictured)
Taylor Swift (Aug 23, 2016)		25,145	2,095	... that Taylor Swift (pictured) is the first act to have three albums with opening week sales of one million copies in the US?
Yogo sapphire (Nov. 23, 2011)		25,141	2,095	...that Yogo sapphires (pictured) are rarer than diamonds and are found only in Yogo Gulch, Montana?
Camilla Nylund (Mar. 15, 2018)		25,129	1,047	... that Camilla Nylund (pictured) appeared as the Countess in Capriccio by Richard Strauss at the Frankfurt Opera, staged by Brigitte Fassbaender, who set the opera in Occupied France?
Carmenelectra (Feb. 3, 2013)	Picture deleted	25,090	3,136	... that Carmenelectra was named after the model (pictured) because both have "splendid" bodies?
Lord's honours boards (Jan. 16, 2013)		25,034	3,129	... that Australia's Warren Bardsley and Charles Kellaway were only listed on the Lord's Honours Boards (pictured) 98 years after they had fulfilled the requirements, due to the lack of a neutral board?

Non-lead hooks with at least 15,000 views

Articles in the lead slot on DYK tend to get the most page views. In order to recognize outstanding hooks which do not appear in the lead slot, this chart displays non-lead article hooks that have received at least 15,000 page views.

• Note: "Views / hour" = "DYK views" divided by the number of hours on the Main Page (6, 8, 12 or 24)

DYK page view leaders by month (over 5,000 views)

October 2020

Article	Image	DYK views	Views / hour	DYK hook
United Airlines Flight 976		28,405	1,184	... that an investment banker was arrested after getting drunk and defecating on a food cart in the first-class section of an international flight 25 years ago today?
Mount Melbourne		20,772		... that mosses grow on Mount Melbourne (pictured) in the cold Antarctic, thanks to volcanic heat?
Gloria Swanson		22,054 - (1,054 + 1,700)/2 = 20,677	861	... that actress Gloria Swanson created an inventions and patents company to employ refugee scientists whom she and her former husband Marquis Henry de La Falaise (both pictured) helped escape Nazi Germany?
My Lonesome Cowboy, Hiropon (sculpture)		12,821 + 5,547 = 18,368	765	... that My Lonesome Cowboy, a sculpture created by artist Takashi Murakami as a companion to his earlier Hiropon, sold at auction for USD$15.1 million – nearly four times the amount at which it had been valued?
Red, White and Blue (ship)		16,114 + 258 = 16,372	682	... that the 26-foot (7.9 m) lifeboat Red, White and Blue (pictured) was believed in 1866 to be the smallest ship yet to cross the Atlantic?
Hooks Island		17,246	718	... that unauthorized persons are not allowed to go to Hooks Island?
TWA Flight Center		17,241	718	... that contractors spent 5,500 man-hours on drawings for the design of the TWA Flight Center (pictured)?
Nan Wood Graham		17,077		... that Nan Wood Graham, the sister of painter Grant Wood, posed for her brother's 1930 painting American Gothic (pictured)?
Huey Long		18,984 - (2,255 + 2,998)/2 = 16,358	681	... that President Franklin D. Roosevelt regarded Senator Huey Long of Louisiana as "one of the two most dangerous men in America"?
Morrison Heady		16,020	667	... that deafblind author Morrison Heady (pictured) invented assistive devices throughout his life, including a self-opening gate, a steam-powered embossing press, and a "talking glove"?
Honey Badger (men's rights)		14,307	596	... that women called Honey Badgers are among the most prominent men's rights activists?
2020 London Marathon		21,991 - (3,930 + 12,375)/2 = 13,839	576	... that today's London Marathon is not being run on its usual course, but instead as 19.6 laps around St James's Park, to prevent spectators from attending?
Watching paint dry		13,296	554	... that the British Board of Film Classification was forced to watch paint dry?
Sacco-Vanzetti Story		13,149	547	... that the 1960 television play Sacco-Vanzetti Story was called "one of the most controversial ever seen on television"?
Cross of Camargue Anchored cross		11,537 + 883 = 12,420	517	... that both the Cross of Camargue (example pictured) and the Anchored Cross use a cross and anchor to represent a relationship to the sea?
Thomas Payne (soldier)		11,268	470	... that Thomas Patrick Payne received the US Medal of Honor for the heroism he displayed five years ago today while liberating hostages during the offensive against ISIL in northern Iraq?
Error has no rights		10,514	438	... that according to the superseded Catholic doctrine that "error has no rights", non-Catholics did not deserve civil or political rights?
Fish for finance		10,265	428	... that the fish-for-finance trade-off in EU–UK trade negotiations pits an industry that accounts for nearly seven per cent of the UK's GDP against one with revenues less than those of Harrods?
Titanic International Society		9,842	410	... that the Titanic International Society helped identify some of the unknown victims of the Titanic disaster buried in Halifax, Canada (wreath-laying pictured)?
Gnomes (book)		9,491	395	... that a book about the life of gnomes remained on U.S. non-fiction best-seller lists for more than a year?
Khalili Collection of Spanish Metalwork		9,358	390	... that the Khalili Collection of Spanish Metalwork includes a Moroccan-style dagger (pictured) previously owned by King Alfonso XII of Spain?
Greek Volunteer Legion		9,198	383	... that the Greek Volunteer Legion (pictured) fought on the side of Russia during the Crimean War?
Seething Lane		8,620	359	... that after an erotic encounter with a young wife in London's Seething Lane, diarist Samuel Pepys bought the lady eight pairs of gloves?
The Interior of the Palm House on the Pfaueninsel Near Potsdam		8,494		... that the Greek Volunteer Legion (pictured) fought on the side of Russia during the Crimean War?
Bill Nation		8,080	336	... that Bill Nation rejected an attempt by the American Nazi Party to establish a headquarters in Cheyenne, Wyoming?
Kathleen Byerly		7,692	320	... that Kathleen Byerly was one of six sailors who sued the U.S. Navy for the right to serve on ships?
Emma Teeling		7,590	316	... that scientist Emma Teeling of the BatLab in Dublin studies a genus of bats which do not appear to die of old age?
Paul Elias Alexander		7,542	314	... that as an advisor to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Paul Alexander tried unsuccessfully to tell Dr. Anthony Fauci what he could and could not say about the coronavirus?
Pell's equation		7,425	309	... that the solution to Pell's equation was mistakenly attributed to mathematician John Pell?
Excelsior Power Company Building		6,975	290	... that the Excelsior Power Company Building, the oldest known surviving power plant in Manhattan, now contains apartments?
Issy Wong		6,842	285	... that cricketer Issy Wong can solve a Rubik's Cube in seconds?
Hearts in Bondage		6,727	280	... that the 1936 film Hearts in Bondage is a rare example of a Hollywood film depicting naval battles of the Civil War?
The Ghost and the Guest		5,874	244	... that The Ghost and the Guest is one in a long line of Hollywood films that validate skepticism about paranormal activity by depicting "a haunted house that is not truly haunted"?
Japan National Route 37		5,861	244	... that that Japan National Route 37 (pictured) was the only evacuation route for the town of Abuta during the March 2000 eruption of Mount Usu?
Jacki Sorensen		5,839	243	... that aerobics pioneer Jacki Sorensen was voted the best dancer in the 1962 Miss California pageant?
Andy Spahn		5,757	239	... that political consultant Andy Spahn said that Cuba is "nothing like" how it has been portrayed by U.S. politicians?
The Caribbean Mystery		5,411	225	... that the swamp scenes in The Caribbean Mystery feature a 350 lb (160 kg) alligator named Ben, who was appearing in his 435th film?
Kolkata Suburban Railway		5,283	220	... that Kolkata, despite being the smallest by area of India's six A-1 cities, has the country's largest suburban rail system by track length and number of stations (station pictured)?
B. Altman and Company Building		5,230	217	... that a former department store building in New York City was converted into a graduate school, publisher's offices, and research library?
Dan Bellomy		5,022	209	... that an impromptu sound-check by Dan Bellomy turned into the first track on an album?

September 2020

Article	Image	DYK views	Views / hour	DYK hook
Jackie Summers		37,332	3,111	... that Jackie Summers (pictured) quit his corporate job to pursue a "lifelong dream of day-drinking professionally"?
Beulah Ream Allen		21,231	1,769	... that American volunteer civilian physician Beulah Ream Allen (pictured, right) survived three Japanese internment camps in the Philippines during World War II?
Light Vessel 72		21,197	1,766	... that Light Vessel 72 (pictured), which helped mark the route to the Normandy landing beaches, has lain in a Welsh scrapyard since 1973?
In the Presence of Mine Enemies (Playhouse 90)		20,907	871	... that Leon Uris called Rod Serling's In the Presence of Mine Enemies "the most disgusting presentation in the history of American television" and demanded that the negative be burned?
Flag of Western Australia		20,221		... that the direction of the black swan on the flag of Western Australia (pictured) was corrected in 1953, even though this issue was identified 17 years earlier?
Melinda Plowman		17,449	1,454	... that child actress Melinda Plowman (pictured), who appeared in many early television shows, was one of the original Mouseketeers?
Malibu Mafia		17,311	1,443	... that married actors Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman (both pictured) fronted for the Malibu Mafia?
Revolt of the Admirals		16,365	682	... that in 1949 the admirals were revolting?
Jim Watkins (businessman)		19,736 - (4,034 + 3,798)/2 = 15,820	1,318	... that Jim Watkins founded a super PAC to back politicians who support the QAnon conspiracy theory, furthering belief by experts that he has close ties to, or is, Q?
List of British colours lost in battle		15,707		... that the last British colour lost in battle was in 1880?
Lydia Mendoza		15,508	1,292	... that when Tejano singer Lydia Mendoza (pictured) was a child returning to Texas with her parents in 1920, border agents immersed her and other Mexican children in gasoline baths?
George V's 1911 hunting trip in Nepal		14,699	1,224	... that in 1911, George V (pictured) killed 21 tigers, 8 rhinos, and 1 bear in Nepal?
Islam in the Arctic		14,509	1,209	... that despite an extensive history of Islam in the Arctic, the first mosque (pictured) in the Canadian Arctic was only built in 2010?
Ground Swell	File:Edward Hopper, Ground Swell, 1939, NGA 131206.jpg	12,513	1,042	... that the buoy in Edward Hopper's 1939 painting Ground Swell (pictured) alludes to impending doom, possibly the beginning of World War II?
2020 World Series		11,087	924	... that the 2020 World Series will be the first to be held at one ballpark since 1944?
Azalea (chimpanzee)		10,856	905	... that the Korea Central Zoo houses a chimpanzee that smokes a pack of cigarettes a day?
United Kingdom–India bus routes		10,667	888	... that in 1957, a bus ride from Calcutta to London cost £65?
Neccio		10,649	887	... that although nowadays neccio (pictured) is considered a dessert, peasants used to eat it with salty food?
Stella Immanuel		11,199 - (490 + 743)/2 = 10,582	881	... that Stella Immanuel claims that space alien DNA is used in medical treatments, that reptilians run the United States government, and that she uses hydroxychloroquine to cure COVID-19?
Betty Danko		10,491	874	... that stuntwoman Betty Danko earned $35 for riding the Wicked Witch's smoke-spewing broomstick in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, and was hospitalized for eleven days after it exploded on her?
Jewish war conspiracy theory		10,282	856	... that according to Nazi propaganda, the Jews started World War II?
Three Brothers (jewel)		9,727	810	... that the Three Brothers was part of the English crown jewels for more than 90 years, but was lost to history after Charles I tried to pawn it?
Autobahnkirche Siegerland		9,707	808	... that Autobahnkirche Siegerland (pictured), a 2013 road church on the A 45 that looks like a piece of folded paper, is always open?
Elastomeric respirator		9,407		... that elastomeric respirators are used not only to protect against COVID-19 and tear gas, but also as fashion items (example pictured)?
The Vertical Earth Kilometer	-	9,383		... that a one-kilometer long brass rod was inserted into the ground as a permanent art installation in Kassel, Germany?
Elijah Thomas Webb Residence		9,372	781	... that the Elijah Thomas Webb Residence (pictured) was built with a family fortune amassed after John Webb discovered lead when plowing a corn field?
Liberty Tower (Manhattan)		9,196	766	... that New York City's Liberty Tower (pictured), now a residential building, was once occupied by Franklin D. Roosevelt's law office and by German spies plotting to intervene in World War I?
Sister exchange		8,400	700	... that in some societies, your spouse's sibling is also your sibling's spouse?
Judith Sims, TeenSet		6,771 + 1,494 = 8,265	688	... that even though Judith Sims of TeenSet magazine was touring with the Beatles, she was not, "alas", sleeping with them?
Inuit clothing		8,036	669	... that modern studies have shown that the characteristic fur-trimmed hood on traditional Inuit skin clothing (example pictured) is more effective at preventing heat transfer than manufactured winter clothing?
Franklin La Du Ferguson		8,009	667	... that Pomona College's "missing president", Franklin La Du Ferguson (pictured), is the only past president not honored by the college with a portrait?
Lynching of Irving and Herman Arthur		7,911	659	... that almost a century after African-American brothers Irving and Herman Arthur were burnt alive at a fairground in Paris, Texas, their names were listed on a lynching memorial?
Tri-City Pavilions		7,849	654	... that the $10 million Tri-City Mall in Mesa, Arizona, began to lose stores and customers ten years after opening, and even a multimillion-dollar renovation could not save it?
Cockfighting in India		7,542	627	... that in 2019, despite a nationwide ban in India, an estimated more than ₹900 crore (US$130 million) was wagered on cockfighting (example pictured) in Andhra Pradesh in just three days?
Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing		7,303	608	... that Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing is the worst-ranked video game of all time on Metacritic and GameRankings?
Hamilton McWhorter III	File:Congressional Gold Medal for Fighter Aces.png	7,274	606	... that Hamilton McWhorter III (Congressional Gold Medal pictured) was the first F6F Hellcat pilot to achieve double-ace status?
The Broken Kilometer		7,024		... that the 500 brass rods that make up Walter De Maria's The Broken Kilometer are polished every two years?
History of Flagstaff, Arizona		6,802	566	... that a flag pole named a city?
Names of the United States		6,784	565	... that the name "United States" was originally plural, but gradually transitioned after the Civil War to a singular noun?
Mary Schenck Woolman		6,761	563	... that early vocational-education advocate Mary Schenck Woolman (pictured) obtained her first teaching position as a result of her "harsh" review of a sewing manual?
Winston Churchill		21,494 – (14,861 + 14,843)/2 = 6,642	553	... that Winston Churchill (pictured) was a keen amateur bricklayer, constructing buildings and garden walls at his home, Chartwell?
Phyllium bilobatum		6,496	541	... that the leaf insect Phyllium bilobatum (pictured) can defend itself by spraying a foul-smelling liquid?
Franz Leuninger		6,456		... that Franz Leuninger, a Catholic trade unionist in Silesia who ran against the Nazis for election to the Reichstag in 1933, was executed in March 1945?
Rodney Scott's Whole Hog BBQ		6,314	526	... that Rodney Scott's Whole Hog BBQ uses MSG in its spice rub, calling it a "flavor maker"?
Miss and Mister Supranational		6,163		... that Jenny Kim's victory in the 2017 Miss Supranational beauty pageant (finalists pictured) marked the first time that a contestant representing South Korea won a major international pageant?
Harold Willens		6,159	513	... that U.S. Marine Corps captain Harold Willens returned four samurai swords to Japan after 27 years?
Statue of Almanzor, Algeciras		6,056	504	... that the Spanish city of Algeciras took down a statue of a medieval Islamic Spanish ruler for restoration in 2013 and has yet to put it back?
Yumeji Takehisa		6,009	501	... that Nihonga artist Yumeji Takehisa was arrested in connection with a plot to assassinate Emperor Meiji of Japan?
Pomona College Organic Farm		5,898	491	... that the first superadobe earth dome (replacement pictured) at the Pomona College Organic Farm was built by students without authorization and was demolished by the college administration?
Kumbharia Jain temples		5,846	487	... that only five Jain temples (one pictured) remain in the Kumbhariya district of Gujarat out of hundreds that were destroyed by volcanic activity?
List of Indian chess players		5,591		... that India has 66 chess grandmasters?
American logistics in the Northern France campaign		5,576		... that American logistics in the Northern France campaign was impacted by a critical shortage of jerrycans, more than 2 million of which had been discarded or abandoned in Normandy?
The Red Caboose Motel		5,280		... that the Red Caboose Motel has the largest privately owned collection of railroad cabooses in the world?
Hurting the feelings of the Chinese people		5,269	439	... that according to the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Pope John Paul II's canonisation of Chinese martyrs hurt the feelings of the Chinese people?
MS Nordic Ferry		5,174	431	... that the merchant vessel MS Nordic Ferry was awarded a battle honour for service in the Falklands War?
Osthofen concentration camp		5,091	424	... that at Osthofen concentration camp, the camp doctor declared all new arrivals healthy and medically fit for imprisonment, even if they had been mistreated before?
Johnny Doughboy		5,026	418	... that in the 1942 film Johnny Doughboy, former child stars Bobby Breen, "Alfalfa", and "Spanky" play themselves as members of a club of Hollywood "has-beens"?
Capture of Sedalia		5,024	417	... that eyewitnesses at the Battle of Sedalia reported seeing Confederate soldiers riding barefoot because their boots were full of plundered whiskey?