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This DYK STATS/Archive 2020 page is an archive of the monthly DYKSTATS leaders for each month in 2020, recognizing the DYK entries that have received the most page views while being featured on DYK.

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

Top hooks of 2020

During 2020, the following hooks generated the most views per hour while featured on the Main Page.

Article	Image	DYK views	Per hour	Hook
1. Tom Moore (fundraiser)		215,033 - (21,618 + 49,936)/2 = 179,256	14,938	... that Captain Tom, who turns 100 today, has raised more than £31 million for NHS Charities Together by walking laps of his garden?
2. USS Herald (1798)		101,709	8,475	... that the American merchant ship Herald served in the U.S. Navy against France before becoming a French privateer, was sold to Britain as a slaver, and ended her days as a West Indiaman?
3. Deutsches Reichsbräu		37,990	3,166	... that the German police were called to investigate Deutsches Reichsbräu beer because of the Nazi-style imagery on its logo (pictured)?
4. Jackie Summers		37,332	3,111	... that Jackie Summers (pictured) quit his corporate job to pursue a "lifelong dream of day-drinking professionally"?
5. Race-reversed casting		73,086	3,045	... 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?
6. Hurricane (clipper)		33,191	2,765	... that Hurricane (pictured), built in Hoboken by Isaac C. Smith in 1851, was reputedly the most extreme clipper ever constructed?
7. Suara (newspaper)		30,973	2,581	... that a Suara journalist was partially blinded while covering the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests?
8. Goat tower		25,703	2,142	... that many goat towers (example pictured) have become tourist attractions?
9. 2020 FA Cup Final		44,900 – (11,515 + 17,012)/2 = 30,637	2,553	... that Arsenal extended their FA Cup winners record in the 2020 FA Cup Final against Chelsea at Wembley today?
10. William Goldman (photographer)		27,255	2,271	... that William Goldman secretly assembled a collection of photographs (example shown) of prostitutes in Reading, Pennsylvania, in the 1890s?
11. Konnie Huq		25,895 – (1,421 + 1,609)/2 = 24,230	2,019	... that Konnie Huq (pictured) presented a mockumentary called Konnie's Great British Wee?"
12. Detroit-style pizza		23,943	1,995	... that Detroit-style pizza (example pictured) is traditionally baked in automotive drip trays?
13. Isambard Kingdom Brunel Standing Before the Launching Chains of the Great Eastern		23,844	1,987	... that Isambard Kingdom Brunel had muddy boots and trousers when posing for what was called "one of the most famous photographs of the nineteenth century and, possibly, of all time" (pictured)?
14. Internet bench		21,656	1,805	... that during the first few days of the launch of the internet bench (pictured), two teenagers phoned the local council and Bill Gates after discovering that it could be used to make international calls?
15. Times Square (Neuhaus)		21,527	1,793	... that the hum has been heard in Times Square (location pictured) since 2002?
16. 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?
17. 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?
18. Walkiria Terradura		20,315	1,692	... that Walkiria Terradura (pictured) was a member of the Italian resistance movement during World War II and a specialist in blowing up bridges?
19. The Lincoln Project		22,955 - (1,000 + 4,933)/2 = 19,988	1,665	... that four prominent Republicans have endorsed a Democrat for president in 2020?
20. Daulat (Mughal painter)		38,839	1,618	... that a Mughal painter described himself in his self-portrait (pictured) as "the lowly, needy, insignificant, Daulat"?
21. Sadko		19,131	1,594	... that the submarine Sadko (pictured) carries up to 40 tourists and has 22 underwater portholes?
22. City Investing Building		19,058	1,588	... that the City Investing Building (pictured) was regarded as a "monument to greed" due to its sheer size?
23. 2b2t		39,781 - (1,978 + 3,354)/2 = 37,115	1,546	... that 2b2t, a no-rules Minecraft multiplayer server running since 2010, has seen more than 580,000 distinct Minecraft players join and explore its nine-terabyte map (pictured)?
24. Forbidden Area		18,272	1,523	... that Rod Serling's Forbidden Area (actor pictured), a nuclear-war thriller, launched the four-year run of a series voted in 1970 as "the greatest television series of all time"?
25. Maisie Williams		18,193	1,516	that Maisie Williams almost missed her Game of Thrones audition because it coincided with a school field trip to a pig farm?
26. Lisa Nowak		36,330	1,514	... that the 2019 film Lucy in the Sky is loosely based on the life of astronaut Lisa Nowak (pictured){{-?}

2020 DYK page view leaders by month (over 5,000 views)

January 2020

Article	Image	DYK views	Views / hour	DYK hook
William Goldman (photographer)		27,255	2,271	... that William Goldman secretly assembled a collection of photographs (example shown) of prostitutes in Reading, Pennsylvania, in the 1890s?
George W. Christians		16,271	1,356	.. that George W. Christians (pictured), leader of the American Fascists, claimed to be "so red" that he made the Russians look yellow?
Cecil B. DeMille		13,542	1,128	... that the parting of the Red Sea scene in Cecil B. DeMille's 1956 film The Ten Commandments was created by filming the release of hundreds of thousands of gallons of water into a large tank and playing the resulting footage backwards?
Ocelot		11,161 (12,622 - 1,461)		... that artist Salvador Dalí claimed that his pet ocelot (both pictured) was an ordinary domestic cat that he had "painted over in an op art design"?
Epstein didn't kill himself		13,811 - (4,516 + 3,383)/2 = 9,862	821	... that people have randomly interjected the phrase "Epstein didn't kill himself" as a non sequitur at the end of statements?
Battle of the Aegates		11,825	985	... that the Battle of the Aegates in 241 BC ended the First Punic War after 23 years?
Launer London		9,816	818	... that Queen Elizabeth II owns more than 200 handbags by Launer London (example pictured)?
1886 St. Croix River log jam		9,695	808	... that the 1886 St. Croix River log jam (pictured) was described as the "jammedest jam"?
Michigan Stove Company, Jeremiah Dwyer, World's Largest Stove, George Harrison Barbour, William J. Keep		2,798 + 564 + 5,427 + 361 + 428 = 9,578	798	... that the Michigan Stove Company, started by Jeremiah Dwyer, made the World's Largest Stove (pictured), a 15-ton replica conceived by George H. Barbour and designed by William J. Keep?
Limnological tower		9,549	795	... that limnological towers (example pictured) can be used to predict algal blooms that may have an adverse effect on drinking water quality?
Anthony (Sevryuk)		9,091	757	... that Eastern Orthodox primate Anthony (pictured) has spent most of his pastoral career in predominantly Roman Catholic areas?
Laura Aikin		8,942	745	... that American coloratura soprano Laura Aikin (pictured), who began her opera career in Berlin, appeared as Marie in Zimmermann's Die Soldaten at the 2012 Salzburg Festival?
Charles Duke		8,769	730	... that at the age of 84, Charles Duke is the youngest man to have walked on the Moon?
Emily Hale		8,142 - (85+154)/2 = 8,022	668	... that T. S. Eliot defended himself from the grave after 1,131 of his letters to Emily Hale (pictured) were released in January 2020, stating that he "never at any time had sexual relations" with her?
Angelina (French singer)		7,914	659	... ... that the performance of French singer Angelina (pictured) at the 2018 Junior Eurovision Song Contest marked France's return to the competition after 14 years?
Megxit		11,579 - (3,606+3,884)/2 = 7,834	652	... that Queen Elizabeth II chose a "hard Megxit" in her final agreement with Prince Harry and Meghan?
Byblos figurines, Temple of the Obelisks, Temple of Baalat Gebal		4,169 + 1,547 + 1,060 = 6,776	564	... that more than 1,500 Byblos figurines (examples pictured) found in the Temple of the Obelisks and the Temple of Baalat Gebal have become the "poster child" of the Lebanese tourism ministry?
Ivan Borkovský Prague Castle skeleton		1,336 + 5,378 = 6,714	559	... that under Nazi German pressure, Ivan Borkovský identified the Prague Castle skeleton as a Nordic burial, and under Soviet occupation as a Slavic burial?
Mandarin Patinkin		6,656	554	... that a mandarin duck (pictured) that appeared in New York City's Central Park became an international celebrity, with followers whom the Associated Press called "quackarazzi"?
Rue du Brexit		6,554		... that Rue du Brexit in France was named as a tribute to the British people after the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union?
Kłodzko Synagogue		6,787	522	... that the Kłodzko Synagogue, destroyed in 1938 during Kristallnacht, has been commemorated in a cast-aluminum sculpture model (pictured)?
Horsemanship of Ulysses S. Grant		6,253	521	... that Ulysses S. Grant (pictured), known for his excellent horsemanship, set a high-jump record at West Point in 1843 that stood for 25 years?
Teriitaria II		6,116	509	... that Queen Teriitaria II (pictured) led her people into battle and defeated a French invasion force during the Franco-Tahitian War?
Murder of Artemus Ogletree		5,032	210	... that only police detectives attended the funeral of Artemus Ogletree after his unsolved murder 85 years ago today?
Plaza de Isabel II, Fountain of the Pear Tree Canals		3,341 + 2,270 = 5,611	467	... that the Plaza de Isabel II (pictured) now stands on the site where an historic fountain was buried in 1809, and may be the starting point of the Walls of the Arrabal?
Lake Kristi, Kristi Overton Johnson		3,033 + 2,214 = 5,247	437	... that Lake Kristi in North Carolina was built specifically to allow water skiing champion Kristi Overton Johnson to train?

February 2020

Article	Image	DYK views	Views / hour	DYK hook
Oscar C. Pfaus		25,451	1,060	... that Abwehr agent and Nazi propagandist Oscar Pfaus (pictured) once served in the U.S. Army?
Diego (tortoise)		17,882	1,490	... that Diego (pictured) "had so much sex he saved his species"?
Castle Folds, Great Asby Scar		6,937 + 6,516 = 13,453	1,121	... that Castle Folds is surrounded by Great Asby Scar (pictured)?
Maria, Königin des Friedens		12,762		... that Maria, Königin des Friedens (pictured), a Brutalist pilgrimage church in Neviges, Germany, has become architect Gottfried Böhm's signature building?
Leitmeritz concentration camp		12,227		... that Leitmeritz concentration camp (memorial pictured) was not liberated, but dissolved by the German Instrument of Surrender?
Henri Fertet		12,042		... that French Resistance fighter Henri Fertet was executed by occupying German forces during World War II at the age of 16?
Puer mingens		11,280		... that depictions of urinating boys (example pictured) in Renaissance art could alternately represent boyish innocence or erotic virility?
Death of Michael Rosenblum		11,117	926	... that for three months after Michael Rosenblum's disappearance 40 years ago today, the local police did not tell anyone that they had the car he had been driving?
Syd's coffee stall		10,435	869	... that a Royal Air Force serviceman was recalled from a Second World War secret mission to help run Syd's coffee stall (pictured) in London?
Shelton Oak		9,320	388	... that the hollow Shelton Oak (pictured) near Shrewsbury was so big that a party of eight could dance a quadrille inside it?
Annelien Van Wauwe		9,032		... that the yoga breathing and meditation practiced by clarinetist Annelien Van Wauwe (pictured) led to a specially commissioned concerto by composer Wim Henderickx?
Crepereia Tryphaena		7,670	639	... that Crepereia Tryphaena's doll (pictured) had its own kit, comprising several jewels, a wooden casket, two silver mirrors, and two tiny bone combs?
Harun el-Raschid Hintersatz		7,321		... that Harun el-Raschid Hintersatz, a German convert to Islam, led a Muslim SS unit comprising Turkmens and Tatars during World War II?
K-Books, Butler café		1,740 + 4,962 = 6,702		... that in addition to its retail operations, Japanese used goods chain K-Books operates a butler café?
Virginia Walker		6,582	274	... that Virginia Walker was signed to a Hollywood film contract on the basis of her picture in a magazine advertisement for soap?
Cranfield experiments		6,480		... that debate over the Cranfield experiments in information retrieval went "well beyond the boundaries of civility"?
Anwar Tjokroaminoto		6,337		... that Anwar Tjokroaminoto was known as "Mr. Pervert"?
William Dorsey Swann		5,825		... that William Dorsey Swann was the first American on record who pursued legal and political action to defend the LGBTQ community's right to gather?
Brendan Kavanagh		5,458	227	... that YouTuber and public piano performer Dr K (pictured) considers a Holocaust survivor who became an international concert pianist to be his mentor?
George Washington's reception at Trenton, Reception to Washington on April 21, 1789, at Trenton on his way to New York to Assume the Duties of the Presidency of the United States		3,544 + 1,770 = 5,314	221	... that a painting (pictured) by N. C. Wyeth portraying George Washington's reception at Trenton was the most expensive gift ever given to Thomas Edison State University?

March 2020

Article	Image	DYK views	Views / hour	DYK hook
Tayseer Sboul		28,188	1,174	... that Tayseer Sboul, one of Jordan's most celebrated writers, wrote some erotic poems?
Brimham Rocks		21,905	913	... that although the Brimham Rocks (example pictured) were shaped naturally by erosion, Hayman Rooke conjectured that the extraordinary shapes of some stones could have been carved in part by druids?
Eva Lee Kuney		18,101	754	... that Eva Lee Kuney (pictured) was one of the children used to fill out the background of Munchkin scenes in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz?
Dillegrout		14,914	621	... that dillegrout was so delicious that it earned the cook a manor, but to keep it he and his descendants had to serve the dish at every future English coronation?
Seattle Center Monorail		14,725	614	... that the Seattle Center Monorail began operating 58 years ago today and still uses its original trains (example pictured)?
Mary Helen Johnston		14,232	593	... that Mary Helen Johnston (pictured) was awarded the NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal before being selected as an astronaut, but has never gone into space?
Action at Sihayo's Kraal		13,271	552	... that the Zulu taunted the British during the action at Sihayo's Kraal, asking: "Why don't you come on up?"
Mary Taylor Brush		13,032	543	... that Mary Taylor Brush filed a 1917 patent (drawing shown) for a design to make aircraft "practically invisible when in the air"?
Maria Josep Colomer i Luque		11,626	484	... that Maria Josep Colomer i Luque (pictured) became Catalonia's first female pilot at 17 years old, and had flown thousands of Republicans out of Francoist Spain by the end of the Spanish Civil War?
Kakwkylla		11,040	460	... that Kakwkylla (depiction shown), a female saint venerated in Sweden and Germany during the late Middle Ages, may have originated from a misunderstanding of an Irish abbot's gender?
International Mercantile Marine Company Building		10,908	454	... that the Washington Building (pictured) was described as "probably the first building to attract the foreigner" who arrived in Manhattan?
I've danced with a man, who's danced with a girl, who's danced with the Prince of Wales, Edna Deane		4,804 + 5,391 = 10,195	424	... that the song "I've danced with a man, who's danced with a girl, who's danced with the Prince of Wales" was inspired by Edna Deane being asked for a dance nine times by the future Edward VIII?
Shōji		9,927	413	... that shōji (examples pictured), like other traditional Japanese partitions, serve as doors, windows, and walls, both interior and exterior?
Milk Morizono		9,759	406	... that an erotic manga series by Milk Morizono received complaints from the police, parent–teacher associations, housewife groups, and politicians?
Heinz Schnabel and Harry Wappler escape attempt		9,353	389	... that in 1941, two German POWs escaped from their British prison camp and stole a plane from an RAF base to try to reach the continent?
Impact of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic on cinema		9,303	388	... that due to its similarity to the coronavirus pandemic, Warner Bros.' second most successful film of 2020 so far is 2011's Contagion?
Battle of Leuwiliang		9,251	385	... that Australian brigadier Arthur Blackburn ordered his men to shoot less in the Battle of Leuwiliang, so that when they withdrew, their Japanese enemies would not realize it?
Moff Gideon		8,848	368	... that Moff Gideon of The Mandalorian has been compared to Darth Vader?
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World		8,781	366	... that Edgar Wright, director of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, thinks that the film is different from other comedies because it has "a lot of funny women in it"?
Summa de arithmetica		7,647	318	... that the Summa de arithmetica (title page shown), thought to be the first printed work on algebra, contains the first published description of double-entry accounting?
Glass		7102 - (1187+1500)/2 = 5758	296	... that glass (example pictured) can form naturally from supercooled volcanic magma?
2020 EFL Cup Final		7,101	295	... that in today's 2020 EFL Cup Final at Wembley (pictured), Manchester City are looking to retain the EFL Cup for the third consecutive year as they go up against Aston Villa?
Heidi Cruz		7,073	294	... that Heidi Cruz, wife of U.S. senator Ted Cruz, is the primary breadwinner of the family?
First mass transport of Jews to Auschwitz concentration camp		6628		... that the systematic deportation of Jews to the Auschwitz concentration camp began on 26 March 1942, with a transport of 997 women and girls from Poprad, Slovakia?
Garth tsunami		6,599		... that mass graves in the Orkney and Shetland islands of Scotland might contain bodies from a tsunami 5,500 years ago?
React (The Pussycat Dolls song)		6,474	269	... that the British regulator Ofcom received more than 400 complaints over the Pussycat Dolls' decision to wear sheer PVC outfits during their live performance of "React" on a family programme?
Burkhard Driest		6,323	263	... that as a law student, Burkhard Driest robbed a savings bank shortly before an examination, and later wrote a book and a film script about his experiences?
Dorothy Thomas (entrepreneur)		6,221	259	... that former slave Dorothy Thomas purchased her own manumission, but later employed slaves as hucksters?
Gessner Harrison		6,172	257	... that when Gessner Harrison (pictured) was a student at the University of Virginia, he declined Thomas Jefferson's invitation to Sunday dinner, saying that it would be a violation of the Sabbath?
Lisa von Pott		6,065	252	... that the British security services described Lisa von Pott as the organiser of a pro-Nazi espionage group in wartime Vienna?
Jessye Norman		6,021		... that soprano Jessye Norman (pictured), whose voice was described as a "grand mansion of sound", performed at U.S. presidential inaugurations and sang La Marseillaise at the French Revolution's bicentennial?
Arthur V. Sellwood		5,963	248	... that Arthur and Mary Sellwood had the idea for a book (cover shown) on Victorian railway murders in the 1940s, but did not write it until after a "violent incident on a night train" in the 1970s?
Aleksander Jaakson		5,660	235	... that Estonian general and former Minister of Education Aleksander Jaakson was arrested by NKVD while working on his farm?
Corona Rintawan		5,623	234	... that Corona, named after Corona, is fighting corona?
Milk War		5,480	228	... that Russia and Belarus fought an eleven-day Milk War?
Uganda Army (1971–1980)		5,390	224	... that President Idi Amin ensured the Uganda Army's loyalty with the so-called "whisky run"?
Horse surfing		5,383	224	... that horse surfing involves a person surfing while being towed by a horse?
Eleno Salazar Flores		5,301	220	... that police officers once arrested a Mexican Panther who was involved in drug trafficking?
Líctor Hazael Marroquín García		5,161	215	... that after vehicle thief Líctor Hazael Marroquín García died in 1985, a Mexican drug lord sent flowers to his grave twice a year?

April 2020

Article	Image	DYK views	Views / hour	DYK hook
Tom Moore (fundraiser)		215,033 - (21,618 + 49,936)/2 = 179,256	14,938	... that Captain Tom, who turns 100 today, has raised more than £31 million for NHS Charities Together by walking laps of his garden?
Daulat (Mughal painter)		38,839	1,618	... that a Mughal painter described himself in his self-portrait (pictured) as "the lowly, needy, insignificant, Daulat"?
Pepsi Cool Cans (Apr. 1, 2020)		18,945	789	... that you can have sex with two cans of Pepsi, though one might need to be twisted?
Disease X		20,127 - (1,482 + 1,710)/2 = 18,531	772	... that the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic is rapidly becoming the first true pandemic challenge that fits the World Health Organization's Disease X category"?
Bergen-Belsen 1945: A Medical Student's Journal		16,169	673	... that the layout and workings of the "human laundry" (pictured) at the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp can be found in a London medical student's diary?
Jenny (orangutan)		15,620	650	... that the human-like behaviour of Jenny (depicted), a resident of London Zoo, reinforced Charles Darwin's view that humans were "created from animals"?
French ironclad Hoche		14,569	1,214	... that the French ironclad Hoche (pictured) had such a large superstructure that she was nicknamed "le Grand Hôtel"?
Volkswagen currywurst (Apr. 1, 2020)		14,182	590	... that Volkswagen part number 199 398 500 A is typically lubricated with ketchup?
17 Million Fuck Offs (Apr. 1, 2020)		13,834	559	... that a Briton told the European Union to fuck off 17 million times?
432 Park Avenue		13,799	1,149	... that the design of 432 Park Avenue (pictured) was inspired by a trash can?
South Dakota v. Fifteen Impounded Cats (Apr. 1, 2020)		13,489	545	... that South Dakota once sued 15 cats?
Church of Atheism of Central Canada v Canada (National Revenue) (Apr. 1, 2020)		11,880	480	... that some atheists believe in the Ten Commandments?
Dana Fischer		11,354	946	... that nine-year-old Dana Fischer (pictured) is the youngest winner of a cash prize at a Magic: The Gathering Grand Prix, beating 94 percent of the mostly adult players in 2020?
Robert Hunter (lyricist)		11,065	461	... that Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter (pictured) drew artistic inspiration from hallucinations that he experienced while taking psychedelic drugs in a program covertly sponsored by the CIA?
Christ Crowned with Thorns (Bosch, London)		10,678	444	... that Hieronymus Bosch's painting Christ Crowned with Thorns (shown) contains hidden symbolism?
Operation Harvest Festival		9,856	410	... that Operation Harvest Festival was the largest single massacre by German forces during the Holocaust?
SS Petriana		9,692	403	... that SS Petriana was wrecked 200 metres (660 ft) off the Australian coast, but its crew were not allowed to land in Australia?
Aggie Kukulowicz		9,641	401	... that Canadian ice hockey player Aggie Kukulowicz was followed by a KGB agent for six years and never spoke with him, but reportedly once bought him an ice cream cone?
The Baby Blue Movie		9,289	387	... that at its peak, the Canadian softcore pornography series The Baby Blue Movie was seen by nearly two-thirds of the Toronto viewing audience in its time slot?
Siena Piano		9,281	386	... that according to legend, the so-called Immortal Piano was partially built with wood from the pillars of Solomon's Temple?
Penny Penates		9,271	772	... that the world's oldest postcard (pictured), mailed in 1840, was designed as a practical joke to mock postal clerks?
Colin Clinton (Apr. 1, 2020)		9,036	376	... that former President Clinton said his day would be ruined if he didn't get a bacon butty (pictured) and a cup of tea?
Cheung Chung-kiu		9,005	375	... that Cheung Chung-kiu has agreed to buy 2–8a Rutland Gate (pictured) in London for more than £200 million, making it easily the most expensive house sold in the UK?
White-throated round-eared bat		8,568	357	... that white-throated round-eared bats (example pictured) roost in cavities in active termite mounds excavated by the males?
Kirk Ransomware (Apr. 1, 2020)		8,296	335	... that Captain Kirk can encrypt your computer, but Spock might decrypt it for a fee?
Cathedral of St. John the Divine		8,198	683	... that the Episcopal Cathedral of St. John the Divine (design shown) in New York City has been nicknamed "St. John the Unfinished"?
Scale insect		8,198	341	... that some ants herd scale insects (example pictured)?
Catch It, Bin It, Kill It		8,084	336	... that "Catch It, Bin It, Kill It" (poster shown), a slogan first used in 2007, has been revived to fight the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in the United Kingdom?
Queen Bess, Scunthorpe (Apr. 1, 2020)		7,937	330	... that a Queen of England was named after a blast furnace?
Bim bam toi (Apr. 1, 2020)		7,685	320	... that a bim bam boom aboard an airplane caused quite a stir in France?
Fennec Shand		7,597	316	... that aspects of Star Wars character Fennec Shand's personality, costume, and hairstyle were inspired by the fennec fox?
New York, Tyne and Wear (Apr. 1, 2020)		7,456	310	... that New York once neighbored Philadelphia?
GirlsDoPorn		6,934	578	... that GirlsDoPorn was one of the top 20 most viewed channels on Pornhub before its co-owners and a male pornographic actor were charged with sex trafficking by force, fraud, and coercion?
La Dama Enmascarada, Irma González (wrestler)		5,363 + 1,954 = 7,317	304	... that La Dama Enmascarada became the first female professional wrestler in Mexico to be forced to unmask when she lost a Lucha de Apuestas match to Irma González in 1958?
Harrison family of Virginia		7,245	301	... that three members of the Harrison family of Virginia served as President of the United States?
Jesse H. Jones		7,182	299	... that according to biographer Steven Fenberg, Jesse H. Jones was the second most powerful person in America during the Great Depression and World War II?
It's Decorative Gourd Season, Motherfuckers		7,054	293	... that the essay "It's Decorative Gourd Season, Motherfuckers" has been described as an ode to autumn?
Impact of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic on the restaurant industry in the United States		6,961	290	... that industry analysts have predicted that up to 75 percent of independent restaurants in the U.S. will not survive the coronavirus pandemic?
Ailladie		6,325	263	... that Ailladie (pictured), an 800-metre-long (2,600 ft) limestone sea cliff in the Burren, has been called "the mecca for rock-climbing in Ireland"?
Baby Be-Bop		6,081	253	... that four men sued the city of West Bend, Wisconsin, for the right to burn Baby Be-Bop publicly in 2009?
Newyorkitis		5,616	234	... that treatment for the symptoms of Newyorkitis was being offered at a New York YMCA in 1908?
Prof: Alan Turing Decoded (Apr. 1, 2020)		5,571	232	... that Turing wrote Prof: Alan Turing Decoded sixty years after his death?
Cocklakes		5,199		... that Cocklakes is considered one of the rudest place names in the United Kingdom?

May 2020

Article	Image	DYK views	Views / hour	DYK hook
Hurricane (clipper)		33,191	2,765	... that Hurricane (pictured), built in Hoboken by Isaac C. Smith in 1851, was reputedly the most extreme clipper ever constructed?
Suara (newspaper)		30,973	2,581	... that a Suara journalist was partially blinded while covering the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests?
Goat tower		25,703	2,142	... that many goat towers (example pictured) have become tourist attractions?
Detroit-style pizza		23,943	1,995	... that Detroit-style pizza (example pictured) is traditionally baked in automotive drip trays?
Patsy Mink		16,418	1,368	... that after twelve medical schools rejected her applications, partly because of her gender, U.S. congresswoman Patsy Mink (pictured) became a lawyer instead?
Venezuelan patrol boat Naiguatá		15,470	1,289	... that Naiguatá (pictured) was recently sunk in a skirmish with the RCGS Resolute?
Joint Attack Helicopter Instrumented Evaluation		13,715	1,142	... that when the Ansbach Tests pitted attack and scout helicopters (examples pictured) against tanks, the outcome was so lopsided that some claimed the era of the primacy of the tank was over?
MV Coelleira, MFV Elinor Viking, SS Ben Doran, SV Illeri		6,847 + 2,403 + 2,339 + 1,633 = 13,222	1,101	... that the ships MV Coelleira (pictured), MFV Elinor Viking, SS Ben Doran, and SV Illeri were all wrecked on the Ve Skerries in Shetland, Scotland?
Never again		12,373		... that U.S. presidents Carter, Reagan, Bush, Clinton, and Obama vowed "never again" (memorial pictured), but genocide took place during each of their presidencies?
Potter Building		11,504	958	... that the Potter Building (pictured) in Manhattan replaced a structure that "made itself notorious the country over for burning up in the shortest time on record"?
1957–1958 influenza pandemic		10,876		... that the 1957–1958 influenza pandemic killed at least one million people worldwide?
Karen (slang)		29,171 - (16,742 + 20,155)/2 = 10,722	893	... that one of the most common stereotypes of a Karen is asking to "speak to the manager"?
Mooo!		10,266	856	... that in her self-made music video for "Mooo!", Doja Cat (pictured) raps in front of a green screen that alternates between cartoon GIFs of food, farms, and bouncing anime breasts?
Leal Douglas		10,067	838	... that Leal Douglas (pictured) was once called perhaps the most beautiful vampire on the English screen?
Junko Tabei		9,453	787	... that Japanese mountaineer Junko Tabei (pictured), the first woman to summit Mount Everest, created her own climbing equipment from scratch out of old curtains and the cover of her car?
Battle of Boulogne		8,176	681	... that during the Battle of Boulogne on 23 May 1940, a shell from the British ship HMS Venomous (pictured) made a German tank turn "over and over, like a child doing a cart-wheel"?
Flag of Manitoba		8,019	668	... that the flag of Manitoba (shown) was adopted in 1965 to counteract the replacement of the Canadian Red Ensign with the Maple Leaf flag?
Golden Dragon massacre		7,571	630	... that the 1977 Golden Dragon massacre in San Francisco was the result of a gang feud originating in a dispute over fireworks sales?
HMS Terror (I03)		7,305	608	... that in 1917, the crew of HMS Terror had to abandon ship after the captain refused to sail the damaged ship stern first?
Feed sack dress		6,747	562	... that an estimated 3 million women and children in the United States were wearing clothing made from feed sacks (example pictured) at any given time during World War II?
The Pink Swastika		6,717		... that the book The Pink Swastika has been described as a product of American culture wars?
Little Girl Observing Lovers on a Train		5,966	497	... that the pencil sketch for Little Girl Observing Lovers on a Train is in the private collection of George Lucas?
Church of St Thomas à Becket, Box		5,893	491	... that the churchyard of the Church of St Thomas à Becket in Box, Wiltshire, includes a pyramidical tombstone (pictured, right) said to have been contrived to prevent the deceased's wife from dancing on his grave?
Lim Ban Lim		5,847	487	... that Lim Ban Lim, Singapore's most wanted fugitive, stole at least $2.5 million in his career but was found with only $1.40 on him when he was killed by police?
Hellmut Stern		5,770	475	... that violinist Hellmut Stern (pictured), whose family escaped Nazi Germany to Harbin, China, worked for 23 years to achieve his dream of a Berlin Philharmonic tour of Israel?
Khalili Collection of Japanese Art		5,672	472	... that Nasser Khalili's 1,400-piece collection of Meiji-era Japanese art (object pictured) is equalled only by the Japanese imperial collection in size and quality?
Western Front demarcation stones		5,420	451	... that a line of stone monuments (example pictured) marks the limit of the German advance on the Western Front in 1918?
Peter Hammersley		5,428	452	... that "Spam" played a key part in the design of the urinals on the Royal Navy's Swiftsure-class submarines?
Home Alone		5,398	449	... that the producers of the 1990 American comedy film Home Alone were threatened with legal action by the French director of 3615 code Père Noël, who alleged that it was a remake of his film?
Stay Up Late		5,384	448	... that John Oliver purchased the erotic furry watercolor Stay Up Late for $1,000, plus a $20,000 donation to a food bank?
Christ Appointing Saint Roch as Patron Saint of Plague Victims, Saint Roch Interceding with the Virgin for the Plague-Stricken		2,643 + 2,598 = 5,241	436	... that plague victims are depicted as hopeful of relief in Rubens's altarpiece (pictured), but in despair in David's painting?
Helmut Machemer		5,047	420	... that Helmut Machemer joined the army of Nazi Germany in the hope of winning a bravery award to save his part-Jewish family?

June 2020

Article	Image	DYK views	Views / hour	DYK hook
USS Herald (1798)		101,709	8,475	... that the American merchant ship Herald served in the U.S. Navy against France before becoming a French privateer, was sold to Britain as a slaver, and ended her days as a West Indiaman?
Times Square (Neuhaus)		21,527	1,793	... that the hum has been heard in Times Square (location pictured) since 2002?
Walkiria Terradura		20,315	1,692	... that Walkiria Terradura (pictured) was a member of the Italian resistance movement during World War II and a specialist in blowing up bridges?
The Lincoln Project		22,955 - (1,000 + 4,933)/2 = 19,988	1,665	... that four prominent Republicans have endorsed a Democrat for president in 2020?
The Cock		18,461		... that you can't take pictures of The Cock?
Free Republic of Nias		15,011		... that a group of escaped German prisoners established a short-lived Nazi state in the Dutch East Indies?
French cruiser Pascal, French cruiser Descartes, French cruiser Bugeaud, French cruiser Chasseloup-Laubat		7,691 + 2,381 + 1,702 + 2,751 = 14,525	605	... that the French cruisers Pascal (pictured), Descartes, Bugeaud, and Chasseloup-Laubat were deployed to East Asia as part of France's response to the Boxer Uprising in Qing China?
Hanging of Patrick O'Connor		14,290	595	... that the first murder trial in Iowa led to the hanging of Patrick O'Connor?
Lila Shanley		13,439	559	... that Hollywood stuntwoman Lila Finn, who "jumped out of bombers, [was] chased by lions, clawed by tigers, and thrown overboard into icy ocean waters at night", performed injury-free into her seventies?
40 Wall Street		12,382	1,031	... that in 1940, 40 Wall Street (pictured) in New York City was worth less than its elevators had cost?
Alamo Crossing, Arizona		12,283	1,020	... that a well-preserved ghost town lies intact at the bottom of an Arizona lake?
Jainism		15,358 - (3,437 + 3,623)/2 = 11,828	985	... that the ancient Indian religion Jainism (primary symbol pictured) holds that the universe was not created?
Marie Bernays		11,791	982	... that German politician and activist Marie Bernays (pictured) joined a convent and converted to Catholicism in 1933 in response to the rise of Nazism?
Jaguarundi		13,628 - (393 + 4,839)/2 = 11,012	917	... that despite being a member of the cat family, the jaguarundi has several features in common with mustelids such as otters and weasels?
Lady Henrietta Berkeley		10,967	914	... that Lady Henrietta Berkeley (pictured) had an affair with her older sister's husband, claimed in court to have married his servant, and then fled with both of them to Cleves?
Frank William North, SS Dongola		5,087 + 5,810 = 10,897	908	... that one hundred years ago, Frank William North brought his congregation home from Russia on the SS Dongola (pictured)?
James Dunn		10,570	880	... that five years after the major film studios branded him "unemployable", James Dunn (pictured) was cast as the dreamy alcoholic father in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn and won an Academy Award?
San Francisco Bay Salt Ponds		10,371	864	... that the vivid colors of the San Francisco Bay Salt Ponds (pictured), ranging from magenta to blue-green, come from the brine shrimp and microorganisms that thrive in the water?
Rodger Young		10,228	852	... that despite being shortsighted and nearly deaf, Rodger Young saved his platoon from an enemy ambush, for which he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor?
Battle of Asakai		10,169		... that in Eve Online, the Battle of Asakai became one of the largest online battles after a single player made an accidental move that escalated the conflict to include more than 3,000 players?
Irene Triplett		10,073	839	... that Irene Triplett, who died in May 2020, was the last recipient of a pension from the American Civil War of 1861–1865?
Dirtbag left		10,009		... that "if you sleep on a mattress on the floor and fuck in a sleeping bag, then you just might be the dirtbag left"?
Prejudice (1949 film)		9,225	384	... that the 1949 film Prejudice drives its point home by having characters use many ethnic slurs, including "nigger", "wops", "dagoes", "dirty Jew", and "dumb Swede"?
Tilly Bébé		8,912	742	... that Tilly Bébé (pictured), a pioneer in the docile training of predators, starred with her lions in a silent film of a genre described as "exotic-erotic-escapist"?
Roland Tan		8,859	738	... that Roland Tan, the most-wanted fugitive in Singapore, remained at large for 50 years until his death in April 2020 in Denmark?
Battle of Mine Creek		8,787	732	... that the Battle of Mine Creek was one of the largest battles between mounted cavalry during the American Civil War?
B46 (New York City bus)		8,588	715	... that the B46 has been called "the most dangerous bus route" in New York City?
Lisa Piccirillo		8,392	699	... that Lisa Piccirillo solved a half-century-old mathematics problem in less than a week during her free time in graduate school?
John Jonathon Pratt		8,305	692	... that John Jonathon Pratt, known as the grandfather of the typewriter (1867 model pictured), invented several common typewriter features before Remington or Hammond machines entered the market?
Shooting of Ahmaud Arbery		23,476 - (18,372 + 12,345)/2 = 8,117	676	... that although the people involved in the shooting of Ahmaud Arbery were immediately identified by police, arrests were only made 74 days later, after a video of the incident was publicized?
Servaas Theron		7,802	650	... that Servaas Theron, a World War II fighter pilot, landed next to a stranded aircraft and siphoned fuel from his plane so that they could both fly away?
Do Communists Have Better Sex?		7,800	650	... that a 2006 German documentary attempted to answer the question "Do communists have better sex?"
Fremantle Fortress		7,800	650	... that during World War II, the Fremantle Fortress protected the second-most important Allied submarine base in the Pacific Theatre?
Thomas Wallace (RAF officer)		7,693	641	* ... that during World War II, Royal Air Force ace Thomas Wallace lost his commission but nonetheless joined the volunteer reserve, where he downed seven enemy aircraft in three weeks?
Game of Change		7,655	637	* ... that in 1963, a majority-black Loyola-Chicago team and an all-white Mississippi State team defied segregationists to play a historic college basketball game (pictured)?
J. Leo Hafen		7,648	637	... that J. Leo Hafen was excommunicated from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for being associated with a religious group practicing wife sacrifice?
1973 Staten Island gas explosion		7,492	624	... that the day before a gas explosion on Staten Island killed 40 people, company officials described residents as "hysterical" for raising concerns about storing gas near residential areas?
Heuglin's gazelle		7,313	609	... that Heuglin's gazelle (illustrated), reportedly last seen in Eritrea over a century earlier during Italian colonial rule, was sighted again in the country last year?
World's longest domestic flight		7,262	605	... that the world's longest domestic flight, between Papeete, Tahiti, and Paris, France, a distance of 9,765 miles (15,715 km), came about because of the COVID-19 pandemic?
Drużbart		7,004	583	... that Drużbart, named after its second-highest card (shown), was the favourite card game of Polish novelist Count Henryk Rzewuski?
Osmia calaminthae		6,818	568	... that scientists were unsure whether the blue calamintha bee (pictured) still existed until it was observed again in March 2020?
Unix Expo		6,610	551	... that Microsoft head Bill Gates giving a keynote address at Unix Expo was likened to going "into the belly of the beast" and when a demo he was overseeing crashed, the attendees were delighted?
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower		6,410	534	... that the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower (pictured) was used in its namesake's advertising as "The Light That Never Fails"?
First Jordan Hydro-Electric Power House		6,233	519	... that only one hydroelectric plant was built on the Jordan River, out of the fourteen planned by Pinhas Rutenberg (depicted)?
Ho Chi Minh Monument		6,230	519	... that a monument in Moscow honoring North Vietnamese communist leader Ho Chi Minh has been nicknamed the "flying saucer monument" by locals?
Mark Ibn Kunbar		6,184		... that Mark Ibn Kunbar was excommunicated by two Coptic popes and one Monophysite patriarch in the 12th century?
Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act		6,134	511	... that a member of the U.S. Congress referred to the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act as "one of the worst pieces of legislation Congress has passed in a generation"?
Jewish Legion (Anders Army)		6,056	463	... that a proposed Jewish unit in the Polish Armed Forces in the Soviet Union was described as a "moral victory" for Nazism?
Banteng		6,036	503	... that the banteng is the second endangered species to be successfully cloned, and the first clone to survive beyond infancy?
Equitable Life Building (Manhattan)		6,021	501	... that the Equitable Life Building, once described as fireproof, was destroyed by a massive fire?
Alvin Clark (schooner)		6,012	501	... that after lying on the seafloor for nearly 100 years, the schooner Alvin Clark was noted as "the finest preserved historic vessel in the United States"?
Gay fascism		6,002	500	... that gays and lesbians began using the pink triangle in the 1970s to counter "the vicious, influential myth" of a connection between Nazism and homosexuality?
Psilocybin decriminalization in the United States		5,897	491	... that U.S. advocates for the decriminalization of psilocybin (species pictured) have cited ongoing research on its use in treating depression and nicotine dependence?
Layla Saad, Me and White Supremacy		3768-(176+496)/2 + 3046-(610+612)/2 = 5,867	489	... that Layla Saad's 2020 book Me and White Supremacy originated from an Instagram challenge?
Equitable Building (Manhattan)		5,857	488	... that New York City's Equitable Building, completed just before the 1916 Zoning Resolution, was described as being "more famous for what it caused than what it is"?
All Star (song)		5,634	469	... that a June 2015 performance of the 1999 Smash Mouth song "All Star" went awry when audience members began throwing loaves of bread onto the stage?
Millennium yews		5,608	467	... that the Church of England expected to distribute a few hundred millennium yews, but ended up sending out 8,000?
Gisele Bündchen		10,368 – (4,561 + 5,063)/2 = 5,556	463	... that Gisele Bündchen thinks that the reason she was audited by the Internal Revenue Service was because of her regular top placing on a Forbes magazine high-earners list?
Laura Fish Judd		5,544	462	... that American missionary Laura Fish Judd (pictured) taught a queen how to make dresses, co-founded the first school for Hawaiian children, and wrote about Hawaiian dining etiquette and cuisine?
Jagdschloss Kranichstein		5,529	460	... that Jagdschloss Kranichstein (depicted), a hunting lodge built by the landgraves of Darmstadt, served as a temporary residence for Louis IV and his wife Princess Alice?
Homo ergaster		5,487	457	... that Homo ergaster may have been the first species of archaic humans to control fire?
Ping Yuen		5,469	455	... that Ping Yuen (pictured), a public housing complex in San Francisco's Chinatown, has an entrance modeled after that of a temple in Beijing?
Ikeda Route		5,420	452	... that an exit ramp of the Ikeda Route in Osaka passes through the Gate Tower Building, taking up part of the building's fifth, sixth, and seventh floors?
Airmail (fresco)		5,301	441	... that Airmail (pictured), a fresco featuring a barefoot and barechested flying mailman, was commissioned to commemorate one of the first American airmail facilities?
Undeclared Wars with Israel		5,196	433	... that Jeffrey Herf found that East Germany delivered 750,000 Kalashnikov rifles to countries and militants as part of what he calls "undeclared wars with Israel"?
Seal of Zion, Illinois		5,194		... that the former seal of Zion, Illinois, was ruled unconstitutional because it contained the phrase "God reigns"?
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on crime		5,188	432	... that during the COVID-19 pandemic, Polish police requested criminals to stop all criminal activities until further notice?
Ant garden, Crematogaster carinata		3,949 + 1,206 = 5,155	429	... that ant gardens are cultivated by several species of ant, including Crematogaster carinata?
Wells curve		5,117		... that the Wells curve, which illustrates what happens to respiratory droplets once they are exhaled, helps explain the spread of respiratory infections?
Maria Paasche		5,094	427	.. that Maria Paasche helped Jews and intellectuals escape Nazi Germany by taking them to Prague on her motorcycle?
Sony Hall		5,045	420	... that the grand marble staircase entrance to Sony Hall was restored in 2013, but painted to appear more dilapidated than it truly was?
Don't Stop...		5,023	418	... that Oasis frontman Noel Gallagher discovered a song to release while under lockdown, which his brother called "not worth a wank"?
Death of Olivia Dahl		5,012	417	... that Roald Dahl became an advocate of vaccination after his eldest daughter died from measles, saying that it was "almost a crime to allow your child to go unimmunized"?

July 2020

Article	Image	DYK views	Views / hour	DYK hook
Race-reversed casting		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?
Deutsches Reichsbräu		37,990		... that the German police were called to investigate Deutsches Reichsbräu beer because of the Nazi-style imagery on its logo (pictured)?
Thirst trap		30,853	1,285	... that a thirst trap (selfie pictured) can lead to harassment and bullying?
Internet bench		21,656		... that during the first few days of the launch of the internet bench (pictured), two teenagers phoned the local council and Bill Gates after discovering that it could be used to make international calls?
Maisie Williams		18,193		that Maisie Williams almost missed her Game of Thrones audition because it coincided with a school field trip to a pig farm?
Marie Hassenpflug		13,685		... that stories by Marie Hassenpflug (pictured) were a source for the Brothers Grimm fairy tales "Little Red Riding Hood", "Sleeping Beauty", and possibly "Snow White"?
The Cock sign		13,050		... that there is a large cock at a junction of Sutton High Street, London?
Rights of nature		12,441		... that rights of nature are legally recognized in twelve countries?"
No Surrender (to the IRA)		10,738		... that the Football Association has asked England fans to stop singing "No Surrender to the IRA"?
The Ickabog		10,657		... that the "lost manuscript" of The Ickabog was featured on the dress worn by J. K. Rowling at her 50th birthday party?
City bonds robbery		10,399		... that a courier was once robbed of nearly £300 million in the City of London?
Priscilla Johnson McMillan		10,350		... that Priscilla Johnson McMillan is the only individual who personally knew both President John F. Kennedy and his assassin Lee Harvey Oswald?
Die BIF – Blätter Idealer Frauenfreundschaften		10,238		... that Die BIF (cover pictured) was the world's first lesbian magazine where only women were in charge?
Flag of Ulster		9,769		... that the elements of the Flag of Ulster (pictured) supposedly trace their origins to a cross drawn in Saracen blood and a hand cut off to claim a kingdom?
Huize Ivicke		9,451		... that one of the most endangered monuments in Europe is a squatted house in the Netherlands?
Athens Confederate Monument		8,647		... that despite owning it, the city of Athens, Georgia, has to look for a legal loophole to relocate its Confederate monument?
John Jonathon Pratt		8,305		... that John Jonathon Pratt, known as the grandfather of the typewriter (1867 model pictured), invented several common typewriter features before Remington or Hammond machines entered the market?
Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines		8,298		... that diamonds were featured on the flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (pictured) because the previous breadfruit leaf was hard to recognise from afar?
Jueteng		8,216	684	... that despite being illegal, jueteng is played by one out of every seven Filipinos?
Five Fingers of Tibet		8,174		... that the Chinese policy of Five Fingers of Tibet considers Tibet to be China's right-hand palm, with five fingers—Ladakh, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, and Arunachal Pradesh—that must be "liberated"?
Qibla observation by shadows		8,016		... that today at 09:27 UTC, the direction to Mecca can be determined by looking at the shadow cast by a stick (diagram pictured)?
Battle of Big Black River Bridge		7,490		... that a number of Confederate cannons were captured at the Battle of Big Black River Bridge because battery horses were posted on the wrong side of the river?
Lady Tambourine		7,466		... that videos of Lady Tambourine (pictured) playing the tambourine at Southern Louisiana football games went viral in 2017?
March On, Bahamaland		6,652		... that "God Save the Queen" was twice played by mistake at the 1982 Commonwealth Games instead of "March On, Bahamaland" (featured), before officials realized they did not have a recording of the latter?
Prometheus (Orozco)		6,397		... that abstract expressionist Jackson Pollock considered the greatest painting in North America to be a mural of Prometheus (pictured) at Pomona College by Mexican artist José Clemente Orozco?
Pterodactylus		6,036		... that the genus Pterodactylus (species depicted), the scientific name for a pterodactyl, had been considered a "wastebasket taxon" as many species were assigned to it and later reassigned?
List of Major League Baseball players with a home run in their first major league at bat		5,862		... that Tyler Austin and Aaron Judge (pictured) are the only teammates to homer in their first major league at bats in the same game, and to accomplish this in back-to-back at bats?
Mina'i ware		5,717		... that production of mina'i ware, the first pottery to use overglaze enamels, stopped with the Mongol invasion of Persia in 1219?
The Lot (album)		5,499		... that fans were asked to return their copies of The Lot, a 2013 compilation album by Queen drummer Roger Taylor, due to audio and typographical errors?
Junauda Petrus		5,416		... that author and performance artist Junauda Petrus originally wanted to be an astronaut, but is now a "pleasure activist"?
Hollaback Girl		5,377		... that Gwen Stefani's song "Hollaback Girl" was the first single ever to sell more digital downloads than CDs?
Yusuf I of Granada		5,287		... that when his enemy Alfonso XI succumbed to the Black Death while besieging Gibraltar, Yusuf I of Granada (coin pictured) ordered his forces not to attack Alfonso's army as they carried the body home?
Killing of Manuel Ellis		5,047		... that Manuel Ellis can be heard in a recording through the Tacoma, Washington, police dispatch radio on March 3, 2020, shouting "I can't breathe!" before his death?

August 2020

Article	Image	DYK views	Views / hour	DYK hook
2020 FA Cup Final		44,900 – (11,515 + 17,012)/2 = 30,637		... that Arsenal extended their FA Cup winners record in the 2020 FA Cup Final against Chelsea at Wembley today?
Konnie Huq		25,895 – (1,421 + 1,609)/2 = 24,230	2,019	... that Konnie Huq (pictured) presented a mockumentary called Konnie's Great British Wee?"
Farrah Fawcett red swimsuit poster		24,495		... that Farrah Fawcett's iconic 1976 red swimsuit poster, regarded as the best-selling poster, is exhibited in the Smithsonian together with the swimsuit?
Elizabeth Throsby		15,724		... that Elizabeth Throsby (depicted) survived an 1809 massacre in which her mother and 65 other Europeans were cannibalized by Māori?
The Delectable Negro		15,581		... that The Delectable Negro describes how Nat Turner's body was turned into "medicinal" grease?
United States war plans (1945–1950)		12,717		... that in a 1949 war plan, the United States _targeted 70 Soviet cities with 133 nuclear weapons, of which eight would be dropped on Moscow and seven on Leningrad?
Devunigutta Temple		12,195	1016	... that the newly reported 6th-century Devunigutta Temple (pictured) in Telangana, India, only came to international scholarly attention when images were posted on social media in 2017?
New Zealand White Ensign		12,041		... that until a distinct white ensign (pictured) was adopted in 1968, Royal New Zealand Navy vessels at sea might have been indistinguishable from British vessels?
John Robinson (drummer)		4,472 + 969 + 3,172 = 8,613	717	... that John "JR" Robinson (pictured) kicked off the Steve Winwood album Back in the High Life with a drum solo he played on his own drum kit at Unique Recording Studios in New York?
"Communist China and the Free World's Future"		7,990		... that in a 2020 speech, U.S. secretary of state Mike Pompeo (pictured) said that Hollywood self-censors when it comes to China?
The Titan's Bride		7,982		... that two versions of each episode of The Titan's Bride are produced: a version that airs on broadcast television, and an online-only "premium edition" featuring explicit content?
Japan National Route 12		7,798		... that Japan National Route 12 has the longest straight section of highway in Japan?
Flag of Grenada		7,741	645	... that the nutmeg on the flag of Grenada (pictured) alludes to one of the country's key exports, which gave rise to its nickname, the "Isle of Spice"?
Stonegate (York)		7,686		... that Stonegate, a street in York, is "narrow, quite long, and with a variety of good things"?
Kreuzkapelle, Bad Camberg		7,642		... that the Kreuzkapelle (pictured) above Bad Camberg, a pilgrimage chapel dedicated to the Holy Cross, has a floor plan of a Greek cross?
Franz-Peter Weixler		7,466		... that Franz-Peter Weixler was arrested for sharing uncensored pictures of the Massacre of Kondomari in Crete, the originals of which were later burned in Berlin?
Margaret Mercer		7,274		...that American abolitionist Margaret Mercer freed the slaves whom she inherited from her father, Maryland governor John Francis Mercer, and sent six of them to Liberia?
Exercise Ardent		7,065 + 195 = 7260		... that 1952's Exercise Ardent was the largest air exercise since World War II, involving around 1,300 aircraft and 200,000 personnel?
Corseyard Farm		7,101		... that in the early 20th century near Kirkandrews in Scotland, a herd of twelve cows lived in their own palace?
Palika Kendra		6,601		... that the Palika Kendra (pictured) is one of 23 buildings in India documented in the Atlas of Brutalist Architecture?
Muhammad VI of Granada		6,063		... that after throwing himself on the mercy of King Peter of Castile, Sultan Muhammad VI of Granada was killed by the Castilian king himself?
Redshirt (video game)		5,848		... that the publisher of Redshirt suggested adding a sci-fi theme when the social-media simulation game was initially pitched?
Kyūroku-jima		5,761	480	... that after a fisherman crashed into a volcano, it was named after him?
Molly Neptune Parker		5,674		... that Molly Neptune Parker was able to support her family, buy a home, and pay for her grandchildren's education through basket weaving?
Truman Taylor		5,628		... that President Ronald Reagan once phoned television host Truman Taylor (pictured) on the air to praise his "creative" Job-A-Thon show?
Debt monetization		5,512		... that while in many countries the government cannot finance its deficit by creating new money, it may still borrow from the central bank, which can?
E-Hentai		5,498		... that the file-sharing website E-Hentai has been called the Library of Alexandria of hentai?
Rheinsberg (story)		5,428		... that Rheinsberg, a 1912 "picture book for lovers", was promoted by author Kurt Tucholsky and illustrator Kurt Szafranski by offering a free schnaps with each purchase of a copy?
Liselotte Funcke		5,255		... that as Federal Commissioner for Foreigners in the 1980s, German politician Liselotte Funcke (pictured) saw her role as an "interpreter" of the problems of foreign workers, especially Turks?
Northern Rhodesia Regiment		5,165		... that the Northern Rhodesia Regiment was a British colonial regiment with the motto "Different in Race, Equal in Fidelity"?
Jordan Pang		5,106		... that 21-year-old university student and pro-democracy activist Jordan Pang defeated an incumbent pro-Beijing politician in the 2019 Hong Kong local elections?
Kanye West 2020 presidential campaign		5,015	418	... that Kanye West is running under the Birthday Party for his 2020 presidential campaign, because "when we win, it's everybody's birthday"?

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		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		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?

October 2020

Article	Image	DYK views	Views / hour	DYK hook
Lisa Nowak		36,330	1,514	... that the 2019 film Lucy in the Sky is loosely based on the life of astronaut Lisa Nowak (pictured)?
Charles R. Ellet		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?
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?
Airborne Cigar		20,538		... that Airborne Cigar confused German night fighters by broadcasting sound over the voices of their ground controllers?
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?
City of Ragusa		18,963 + 297 = 19,260		... that the 20-foot (6 m) 19th-century yawl City of Ragusa (pictured) crossed the Atlantic twice, and President Grant came to see her?
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"?
Chesapeake Bay Bridge		13,090		... that nervous drivers can purchase a shuttle ride to get across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge?
The Plot to Kill Stalin		12,951	540	... that the Soviet Union called The Plot to Kill Stalin "filthy slander" and retaliated by closing the CBS news bureau in Moscow?
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?
Sipiniq		11,801	540	... that the Inuit identity of sipiniq referred to individuals who were believed to have changed their physical sex at the moment of birth, but were socialized as members of their original gender?
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?
The Ford 50th Anniversary Show		11,238	468	... that a 1953 television special broadcast simultaneously on NBC and CBS attracted 60 million viewers and was called "a milestone in the cultural life of the '50s"?
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?
A Town Has Turned to Dust (Playhouse 90)		9,915	413	... that sponsors refused to back the lynching story A Town Has Turned to Dust until writer Rod Serling moved the setting out of the South and changed the victim from black to Mexican?
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?
A Night to Remember (Kraft Television Theatre)		9,391	391	... that A Night to Remember, a live broadcast about Titanic's final night, featured 107 actors and 31 sets, and proved that "TV occasionally can rise to great heights"?
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?
Bang the Drum Slowly (United States Steel Hour)		8,867	369	... that Bang the Drum Slowly, in which Paul Newman stepped in and out of character to double as a Greek chorus, was called "daring television of rare quality"?
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?
Bureau of Medical Services List of U.S. Public Health Service Hospitals		3,238 + 4,548 = 7,786		... that when the Bureau of Medical Services was ordered to shut down all U.S. Public Health Service Hospitals, the director of the Seattle hospital simply refused to stop admitting patients?
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?
P.O.W. (United States Steel Hour)		7,505	313	... that P.O.W. was based on interviews with repatriated prisoners about communist "brainwashing treatment" during the Korean War?
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?
"Welcome to the LBJ Ranch!"		6,864	286	... that on the 1965 comedy album "Welcome to the LBJ Ranch!", Nelson Rockefeller (pictured) is heard saying that he gave his wife the states of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut as an anniversary gift?
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?
Marygate		6,391	266	...that the first large bathhouse in York was built at the bottom of Marygate (pictured) in 1836?
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?
Judgment at Nuremberg (Playhouse 90)		5,608	234	... that Claude Rains's reference to the Nazis' "gas ovens" was cut from the audio during the broadcast of Judgment at Nuremberg due to an objection by a gas-company sponsor?
Doppler radio direction finding		5442 + 141 = 5,583		... that Doppler radio direction finding is capable of measuring the direction of a stationary radio transmitter despite the Doppler effect being a phenomenon of movement?
Christian views on lying		5,513		... that Saint Augustine believed that lying is un-Christian even when done to save a life?
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?

November 2020

Article	Image	DYK views	Views / hour	DYK hook
1. 2b2t		39,781 - (1,978 + 3,354)/2 = 37,115	1,546	... that 2b2t, a no-rules Minecraft multiplayer server running since 2010, has seen more than 580,000 distinct Minecraft players join and explore its nine-terabyte map (pictured)?
2. Women's Barracks		31,693	1,320	... that Women's Barracks (cover pictured), regarded as a classic of lesbian pulp fiction, was banned in Canada and became the first paperback-original bestseller in the United States?
3. Jane Withers		27,540	1,148	... that Jane Withers (pictured) rose to child stardom in the 1930s playing mischievous little girls, "tomboy rascals", and "America's favorite problem child"?
4. Casaba-Howitzer		24,923	1,038	... that an effort to build a nuclear shaped charge was called the Casaba Howitzer (warhead type illustrated) because General Atomics was "on a melon kick that year"?
5. Nazis and Nazi Collaborators (Punishment) Law		23,947	998	... that the Israeli Nazis and Nazi Collaborators (Punishment) Law was intended to punish Holocaust survivors rather than Holocaust perpetrators?
6. The Holocaust and social media		23,535	981	... that Rhian Sugden, Priyanka Chopra, and Pete Buttigieg have all been the subject of controversy due to social-media photographs taken at the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe (pictured)?
7. Battle of the Saw		23,083	962	... that a Carthaginian army trapped 40,000 rebels and starved them into cannibalism before attacking and killing every man at the Battle of the Saw?
8. Isambard Kingdom Brunel Standing Before the Launching Chains of the Great Eastern		23,844	1,987	... that Isambard Kingdom Brunel had muddy boots and trousers when posing for what was called "one of the most famous photographs of the nineteenth century and, possibly, of all time" (pictured)?
9. 19 New Zealand MPs		1,990 + 2,549 + 1,356 + 1,171 + 1,102 + 1,133 + 990 + 890 + 984 + 654 + 593 + 719 + 618 + 434 + 1,000 + 462 + 1,239 + 810 + 2,866 = 21,560	898	... that 42 new MPs were elected to the 53rd New Zealand Parliament: 23 for Labour, including Arena Williams, Ibrahim Omer, Helen White, Neru Leavasa, Ingrid Leary, Rachel Brooking, Anna Lorck, Tracey McLellan, and Shanan Halbert (all pictured); 5 for National, including Joseph Mooney, Simon Watts, and Penny Simmonds; 9 for ACT, including Toni Severin, Simon Court, Brooke van Velden, and Chris Baillie; 3 for the Greens, including Ricardo Menéndez March and Teanau Tuiono; and 2 for Māori, including Rawiri Waititi?
10. Kukur Tihar		19,609	817	... that on this day, Nepali people worship dogs (example pictured) to please Yama?
11. City Investing Building		19,058	1,588	... that the City Investing Building (pictured) was regarded as a "monument to greed" due to its sheer size?
12. Iceberg A-38, Filchner Station		9,192 + 9,112 = 18,304	762	... that when iceberg A-38 calved from the Filchner–Ronne Ice Shelf in 1998, it carried a German research station with it?
13. Forbidden Area		18,272	1,523	... that Rod Serling's Forbidden Area (actor pictured), a nuclear-war thriller, launched the four-year run of a series voted in 1970 as "the greatest television series of all time"?
14. West Yorkshire Hoard		17,790	741	... that a round bezel ring (pictured) from the West Yorkshire Hoard rattles when moved and may contain a relic?
15. James R. Hall		17,761	740	... that upon taking command of the Fourth United States Army in 1989, James R. Hall (pictured) became the highest-ranking military officer in the Midwestern United States?
16. Sam Quek		16,819	701	... that Sam Quek (pictured) played in every game of the 2014 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy despite breaking two ribs in the opening match?
17. Disappearance of Nicole Morin		16,626	692	... that despite the biggest missing-person investigation in the history of the Toronto Police Service, no physical evidence regarding the 1985 disappearance of Nicole Morin was ever found?
18. Krishna Lal Adhikari Makaiko Kheti		6,201 + 9,630 = 15,831	1,319	... that Nepali author Krishna Lal Adhikari (pictured) was sentenced to nine years in prison for publishing a book about the cultivation of corn?
19. Kresy myth		14,043	585	... that the Polish Kresy myth has been compared to the American myth of the Wild West and the German nostalgia for East Prussia?
20. Siege of Tunis (Mercenary War)		13,889	578	... that at the Siege of Tunis, the Carthaginian general Hannibal was crucified on the same cross to which he had previously nailed a rebel leader?
21. Near future in fiction Far future in fiction		4,043 + 9,786 = 13,829	1,152	... that works of fiction can describe both the near and far future (example pictured)?
22. Four Seasons Total Landscaping press conference		13,803	575	... that the press conference held at a Philadelphia landscaping company by Donald Trump's presidential campaign has inspired a virtual charity run to be held today?
23. Parole der Woche		13,472	1,123	... that Parole der Woche (Slogan of the Week; example pictured) has been described as "the most ubiquitous and intrusive aspect of Nazism’s visual offensive"?
24. O Captain! My Captain!		13,338	556	... that although "O Captain! My Captain!", written on the death of Abraham Lincoln, was one of Walt Whitman's most popular poems, he grew to be "almost sorry" he wrote it?
25. Princess Bride Reunion		12,913	538	... that when Mandy Patinkin played Inigo Montoya in a 2020 virtual live dramatic reading of the Princess Bride script, he used the six-fingered sword (pictured) from the 1987 film?
26. Max Näther		12,822	534	... that First World War flying ace Max Näther was appointed as commander of his squadron at age 18?
27. Theridion grallator		12,379	515	... that the Hawaiian happy-face spider can change color based on its diet?
28. William E. Miller (soldier, born 1836)		12,350	514	... that William E. Miller was awarded the Medal of Honor after disobeying orders during the Battle of Gettysburg?
29. General Electric Building		12,118	505	... that the crown of the General Electric Building in Midtown Manhattan contains Gothic tracery and four 50-foot-tall (15 m) electric deities?
30. Death in 19th-century Mormonism		11,599	483	... that 19th-century Mormonism embraced the desire for a slow, dramatic, "beautiful death" with plenty of witnesses?
31. Four Seasons Total Landscaping press conference		13,803 - 2,221 = 11,582	483	... that the press conference held at a Philadelphia landscaping company by Donald Trump's presidential campaign has inspired a virtual charity run to be held today
32. Keep Talking (group)		11,550	481	... that the British conspiracy-theory and Holocaust-denial group Keep Talking unites the far right and far left?
33. Inwazja		11,290	470	... that the Polish public-television film Invasion "depicted LGBT rights activists as a foreign-backed threat to Polish children, religion, values, and the very biological continuation of the nation"?
34. Grande Tema incident		11,236	468	... that during the 2018 Grande Tema incident, four stowaways threw faeces and urine and made threats to kill the ship's crew?
35. Andrew J. Stofan		11,098	462	... that Andrew J. Stofan (pictured) was an expert on sloshing?
36. HMS Surly (1855) HMS Surly (1856)		6,836 + 4,074 = 10,910	455	... that two Royal Navy ships named HMS Surly were launched within a year of each other: an 1855 mortar vessel and an 1856 gunboat?
37. Mary Dee		10,506	876	... that Mary Dee (pictured), a popular radio personality in Pittsburgh, Baltimore, and Philadelphia, is widely regarded as the first African-American woman disc jockey in the United States?
38. Flag of Columbus, Ohio		10,502	437	... that the city flag of Columbus, Ohio, is undergoing a redesign process due to its heavy use of Christopher Columbus imagery?
39. The Year 2440		10,433	435	... that the early French science-fiction novel Memoirs of the Year 2500 was one of the most popular titles of the 18th century, despite being banned by the Holy See and the Inquisition?
40. Les Ambassadeurs Club		10,177	424	... that James Bond introduced himself for the first time on film at Les Ambassadeurs Club?
41. Operations against the Marri and Khetran tribes		10,115	421	... that the Marri rose in rebellion in Balochistan in 1918 because they heard rumours of British defeats in the First World War?
42. Canaanite and Aramaic inscriptions		10,142	845	... that almost half the known words in Phoenician inscriptions (example pictured) have never been found again?
43. Champ and Major		9,886	412	... that Major will be the first rescue dog to live in the White House?
44. Trump House		9,797	816	... that a 14-foot (4.3 m) steel cutout of Donald Trump stands outside the Trump House in Latrobe, Pennsylvania?
45. Battle of Salt River		9,712	405	... that the ǃUriǁʼaekua used their cattle to defeat the Portuguese Empire decisively at the Battle of Salt River?
46. Safford Unified School District v. Redding		9,491	395	... that in a 2009 case, the U.S. Supreme Court held that a group of school officials violated the U.S. Constitution when they strip-searched a 13-year-old middle-school student?
47. Scorpion (roller coaster)		9,490	790	... that a lawsuit filed against Busch Gardens Tampa Bay alleged that a model was falsely imprisoned after not being allowed to get off the Scorpion roller coaster (pictured)?
48. NGC 4848		9,181	383	... that NGC 4848 (pictured), a spiral galaxy, lost most of its hydrogen gas as it passed through the Coma Cluster due to ram pressure?
49. Beatrice Lumpkin		9,157	762	... that at age 102, Beatrice Lumpkin, a union organizer and lifelong member of the Communist Party, donned hazmat suit–style gear to drop off her vote-by-mail ballot for the US elections?
50. Lion Attacking a Dromedary		9,070	755	... that in 2017, the Carnegie Museum of Natural History discovered that its 19th-century diorama Lion Attacking a Dromedary contained a human skull?
51. Tibet–Nepal salt trade route		9,019	376	... that sheep were traditionally used to carry salt from Tibet to Nepal (traders pictured)?
52. Diffusion Inhibitor		9,004		...that the world's first fusion reactor was called the Diffusion Inhibitor so managers at NACA would not know what it was?
53. Gozo Phoenician shipwreck		8,767	365	... that the Gozo Phoenician shipwreck excavation is the first maritime archaeological survey to explore sunken vessels beyond a depth of 100 metres (330 ft)?
54. 1902 FA Cup Final		8,335	347	... that after awarding a controversial goal in the 1902 FA Cup Final, referee Tom Kirkham took refuge in a broom cupboard to evade angry goalkeeper William "Fatty" Foulke (pictured)?
55. This Dust Was Once the Man		8,343	695	... that Walt Whitman's poem "This Dust Was Once the Man", an elegy for President Abraham Lincoln, is just four lines long?
56. 220 Central Park South		8,332	694	... that when it changed hands in 2019, a "mega condo" in 220 Central Park South became the most expensive residence ever sold in the United States?
57. Heroic Children		8,099	337	... that knowing only a surname and a continent, author Hanoch Teller tracked down a boy photographed at the liberation of Auschwitz 70 years earlier for the award-winning cover of Heroic Children?
58. Anna Hájková		7,963	332	... that Anna Hájková says her research into LGBT people and the Holocaust "shows a more complex, more human, and more real society beyond monsters and saints"?
59. Columbus Quincentenary		7,864	328	... that the Columbus Quincentenary was a turning point for how the world remembered Christopher Columbus?
60. Prusias ad Hypium		7,731	322	... that the ancient city of Prusias ad Hypium in Asia Minor was visited by the Roman emperors Hadrian, Caracalla, and Elagabalus?
61. Newton Collins		7,717	322	... that Newton Collins was enslaved, manumitted, re-enslaved, and emancipated before becoming a successful businessman and landowner?
62. Robin Hood's Well		7,671	639	... that it is impossible to draw water from Robin Hood's Well?
63. Siege of Tyre (586–573 BC)		7,619	317	... that the Book of Ezekiel prophesied Nebuchadnezzar II's Siege of Tyre, which lasted 13 years?
64. Journey of the Sorcerer		7,599	317	... that the theme tune to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is actually an Eagles song?
65. Georgies		7,507	313	... that Georgies is known as "the gay Cheers"?
66. Ibaqa Beki		7,500	625	... that Ibaqa Beki was briefly married to Genghis Khan, who abruptly gave her to one of his generals, possibly as a reward to that general for killing her father?
67. Moriguchi Route		7,308	305	... that the Moriguchi Route in Osaka has a mini rest area on one of its entrance ramps?
68. Marian Anderson		7,150	596	... that African-American contralto Marian Anderson (pictured) was denied permission by the Daughters of the American Revolution to sing at Constitution Hall in 1939, prompting thousands of its members to resign?
69. 24 Japan		7,142	298	... that a reviewer expressed doubts that the plot of 24 Japan would be accepted by the viewing public since a major terror attack had not occurred in Japan for decades?
70. 5 Columbus Circle		7,119	297	... that the architect who was hired to remodel 5 Columbus Circle's lower stories later expressed regret for the renovation?
71. Church Center for the United Nations		7,105	296	... that the Chapel at the United Nations is a popular site for interfaith marriage ceremonies?
72. The Defender		6,763	564	... that Steve McQueen and William Shatner starred in The Defender, the first live television drama divided for broadcast on separate nights, "leaving audiences dangling on the cliff"?
73. Hadassah (dancer)		6,598	550	... that a Jewish girl from Jerusalem became an acclaimed performer of Indian, Javanese, Balinese, and other ethnic dance forms in the United States?
74. MeleTOP		6,134	511	... that when Neelofa announced live on air that she was leaving talk show MeleTOP, it was a surprise to her co-host of eight years (both pictured)?
75. Schedule F appointment		6,739	281	... that an estimated tens of thousands of U.S. federal workers could lose due-process job protections by being shifted into Schedule F appointments?
76. Bactrocera passiflorae, Barringtonia edulis		1,617 + 5,076 = 6,693	279	... that the Fijian fruit fly feeds on the yum-yum tree?
77. Trimeresurus salazar		6,338	264	... that a newly discovered species of green pit viper, Trimeresurus salazar, was named after Salazar Slytherin from the Harry Potter series?
78. Cadogan Place		6,014	251	... that a fatberg heavier than an African elephant was removed from a sewer beneath Cadogan Place?
79. John R. Casani		5,970	249	... that John R. Casani used to carry the Pioneer 3 and Pioneer 4 spacecraft in a suitcase?
80. Fred Murree		5,773	241	... that Pawnee professional roller skater Bright Star was called "the fastest man on wheels"?
81. suffix automaton		5,683	237	... that although the suffix automaton, a data structure used in computer science, was introduced in 1983, it appeared in a 1973 scholarly article as an auxiliary structure?
82. Mark Robinson		5,667	236	... that when he is sworn in next year, Mark Robinson will become the first Black lieutenant governor of North Carolina?
83. Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!		7,750 - (1,984 + 2,203)/2 = 5,656	471	... that Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! is the first boys' love series published in English by Square Enix?
84. Swiss-type cheeses		5,633	235	... that the character of Swiss-type cheeses comes from originally being made on high alpage pastures, as part of the historic culture of Alpine transhumance?
85. Shah Jalal Dargah		5,600	233	... that according to local legend, the catfish that inhabit the reservoir at the Shah Jalal Dargah (grave pictured) are the cursed and reincarnated soldiers of Gour Govinda?
86. Serious Sam Advance		5,556	232	... that the video game Serious Sam Advance simulates 3D computer graphics on the Game Boy Advance?
87. Chilocorus cacti, Selenaspidus articulatus, Parlatoria blanchardi, Pseudaulacaspis pentagona, Melanaspis glomerata, Carulaspis minima		2,402 + 1,058 + 588 + 510 + 483 + 484 = 5,525	460	... that the adults and larvae of the cactus lady beetle (pictured) prey on the West Indian red scale, the date palm scale, the white peach scale, the sugarcane scale, and the minute cypress scale?
88. Hermann of Schleswig		5,450	227	... that bishop Hermann of Schleswig was never actually bishop of Schleswig?
89. HMS Surly (1806)		5,458	227	... that the Royal Navy cutter HMS Surly carried almost £96,000 in coin between Dublin and London in 1825?
90. Robert Sam Anson		5,301	221	... that journalist Robert Sam Anson, assigned to cover boxer Joe Frazier, instead got into the ring with him and suffered a broken leg or dislocated shoulder as a result?
91. Rui Pinto		5,300	221	... that Rui Pinto uncovered four terabytes of confidential information about association football finances despite having no formal education in computer science?
92. Saluche		5,270]	220	... that although Saluche was blacklisted by the Unity Labour Party for his political jokes, the ULP prime minister attended his funeral?
93. Lillian Brown		5,149	429	... that Lillian Brown, makeup artist to nine U.S. presidents, stopped Richard Nixon's sobbing before he went on television to resign the presidency?
94. Nyasha Junior		5,050	210	... that the scholarship of Nyasha Junior on the life of Moses has been described as a starting point for how he can be viewed as a subject of feminist inquiry?

December 2020

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1. Osborne Apartments		22,518	938	... that when the Osborne Apartments building (pictured) was slated to be torn down and replaced, its residents saved it by jointly raising $500,000?
2. SS S.R. Kirby		21,375	890	... that in 825 feet (251 m) of water, the composite-hulled bulk carrier S.R. Kirby (pictured) is one of the deepest shipwrecks ever discovered in the Great Lakes?
3. Sadko		19,131	1,594	... that the submarine Sadko (pictured) carries up to 40 tourists and has 22 underwater portholes?
4. Lewis Strauss		18,754	781	... that despite being awarded the military Legion of Merit four times, as well as the civilian Medal of Freedom, Lewis Strauss is often viewed as a villain of American history?
5. Nabil Ahmad		18,726	780	... that Nabil Ahmad (pictured) became a comedian after a friend signed him up for a reality show as a prank?
6. Anti-Princess Series and Anti-Hero Series, Nadia Fink		12,139 + 5,885 = 18,024	751	... that picture books in the Anti-Princess Series by Argentine writer Nadia Fink (pictured) define words like "dictatorship", "surrealism", and "revolution"?
7. Twynham hut		16,632	693	... that the Royal Pioneer Corps could build a Twynham hut in four minutes?
8. Majestic Radios		16,514	688	... that Majestic Radios (model pictured) were so highly regarded in 1929 that the Graf Zeppelin's navigator bought one when his airship landed in the U.S. to take back to Germany?
9. Trench nephritis		15,755	656	... that trench nephritis caused 35,000 British casualties during the First World War?
10. Ravenelle Hours		15,727	655	... that the only thing known about Johannete Ravenelle is that she owned a book of hours now carrying her name (detail pictured)?
11. The Girls in 3-B		15,257	1,271	... that The Girls in 3-B (cover pictured) was one of the first pulp-fiction novels to give a lesbian a happy ending?
12. Anjum Singh		14,653	611	... that the final exhibition of Indian artist Anjum Singh (pictured), titled I am still here, was an autobiographical depiction of her struggles with cancer?
13. Fishbait Miller		14,430	601	... that Fishbait Miller, the doorkeeper of the U.S. House of Representatives, greeted Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom in 1951 by saying, "Howdy, Ma'am"?
14. Plaza Hotel		23,219 - (8,159 + 10,577)/2 = 13,851	577	... that when Donald Trump owned the Plaza Hotel, he requested a cameo in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York in exchange for allowing the film crew to shoot in the lobby?
15. SS Pere Marquette 18		13,825	1,152	... that the wreck of the train ferry Pere Marquette 18 (pictured) was discovered in Lake Michigan 109 years after she sank?
16. Mauree Turner		13,609	1,134	... that Mauree Turner is the first publicly non-binary individual elected to a U.S. state legislature?
17. Saint Ninnoc		13,197	550	... that Saint Ninnoc (depicted) is often shown with a stag lying at her feet, said to represent the at-risk women who came under her guardianship?
18. Segugio Italiano		12,913	538	... that the Segugio Italiano (example pictured) was highly prized during the Italian Renaissance, being used in elaborate hunts with large numbers of servants and followers mounted on horseback?
19. Condescending Wonka		12,618	1,052	... that Condescending Wonka is one of the most popular internet memes?
20. Crushed Rock, Mpape		12,108	505	... that the Crushed Rock quarry near Abuja, Nigeria, is now a popular tourist destination?
21. True Pole		12,027	501	... that a stereotypical True Pole is a Roman Catholic?
22. Johnson desk		12,002	1,000	... that Lyndon B. Johnson used the same $80 desk as a senator, Vice President, and President of the United States?
23. List of monuments to Ludwig van Beethoven		11,899	496	... that the first of many monuments to Ludwig van Beethoven is a bust (pictured) created in 1812 by Franz Klein during the composer's lifetime?
24. Ziggy Stardust Tour		11,111	926	... that on the final date of the Ziggy Stardust Tour, David Bowie (pictured) said it was "the last show that we'll ever do"?
25. Black-on-black ware		11,088	462	... that black-on-black ware (example pictured) has been created by generations of Puebloan Native American ceramic artists in Northern New Mexico?
26. Hannibal (network)		10,788	899	... that the far-right "Hannibal" network has been likened to a "shadow army"?
27. Charles Green (Australian soldier)		10,767	449	... that Charles Green was probably the youngest Australian Army infantry battalion commander during World War II?
28. Nucleoside-modified messenger RNA		11,855 - 1,131 (1,230 + 1,032 / 2) = 10,724	447	... that modified mRNA (mRNA translation depicted) is a key technology in the Moderna and BioNTech/Pfizer vaccines against COVID-19?
29. Thomas J. White		10,585	441	... that Thomas J. White estimated that he gave more than $75 million to charity after resolving "to die as close to penniless as possible"?
30. Jenna Ellis		12,995 - (3,367 + 1,732)/2 = 10,445	435	... that Jenna Ellis was a stern critic of Donald Trump before she became his legal adviser?
31. Hideaway (U.S. Senate)		10,336	861	... that some members of the United States Congress are assigned secret offices called hideaways whose locations may be unknown even to their own staff?
32. Cistercian numerals		10,141	422	* ... that the Cistercian monastic order created an early competitor to Hindu–Arabic numerals with which they wrote years as a single character?
33. King Ludwig Oak		9,540	795	... that King Ludwig Oak (pictured) is a natural monument named after its admirer, Ludwig I of Bavaria?
34. The Green Pastures (Hallmark Hall of Fame)		9,491	791	... that the 1957 The Green Pastures (advertisement pictured) was critiqued in the white Southern press for having "bowed to the inverted prejudice which insists that Negroes shall never be portrayed as Negroes"?
35. Portrait of Sir David Webster		8,358	697	... that the lighting in a portrait by David Hockney has been described as "icily arrogant"?
36. Medalta Potteries		7,779	648	... that the kilns of Medalta Potteries (pictured) were used as overnight accommodation by people travelling the country in search of work during the Great Depression?
37. Gunilda		7,379	615	... that the Cousteau Society visited the wreck of the yacht Gunilda in Lake Superior in 1980, calling it "the most beautiful shipwreck in the world"?
38. Extremely Online		7,037	586	... that Donald Trump, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Alex Jones have all been described as Extremely Online?
39. Sandister Tei		6,888	574	... that Wikimedian of the Year Sandister Tei (pictured) of Ghana is a former multimedia journalist for Al Jazeera?
40. SS Russia		6,693	558	... that the wreck of the freighter SS Russia was discovered in 2019, only 1,200 feet (370 m) from where a different shipwreck hunter ended the search for her years earlier?
41. Statue of Heydar Aliyev, Mexico City		6,644	554	... that the statue of Heydar Aliyev in Mexico City was meant to be displayed for 99 years, but was removed after five months?
42. Detlev Jöcker		6,624	552	... that Detlev Jöcker (pictured) wrote and performed songs with movements first for his little son, and went on to sell 13 million albums?
43. Manufacturers Trust Company Building		6,612	551	... that the primarily glass facade of 510 Fifth Avenue (pictured) was said to have "led the banking profession out of the cellar and onto the street"?
44. Shuttle-Centaur		6,611	551	... that the Shuttle-Centaur booster (test article pictured) was once intended to send a space probe to Jupiter?
45. Surprise Attack (film)		6,286	524	... that the 1951 British film Surprise Attack (title card pictured) warned of the danger of not being vaccinated against infectious diseases?
46. Battle of Inverkeithing		6,230	519	... that after the Battle of Inverkeithing, Oliver Cromwell deliberately left open a route for the Scottish army to invade England?
47. National indifference		6,128	511	... that Nazi officials took advantage of national indifference to sign more people up to the Volksliste?
48. Chorabari Lake		6,124	510	... that Chorabari Lake no longer exists?
49. Wang Dang Sweet Poontang		6,071	505	... that music critic Greg Kot described "Wang Dang Sweet Poontang" as "despicable misogyny", but listed it among his guilty pleasures because the "rawwwk doesn't get much rawer"?
50. Marie-Louise Lacoste		5,549	462	... that the diaries of Lady Lacoste, a 19th-century philanthropist from Montreal, give historians a rare look into how emotions impacted the lives of women in her social class?