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


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

===Rules===
#The statistics are based on ] page view tool at http://stats.grok.se/. For more information on this tool, see http://stats.grok.se/about and ]. For queries, go to Henrik's ] – missing stats are often the result of the tool being down or missing . Normally, you should count page views ''only for the day X when the article was featured''. Because of the timing of the stats collection, nearly all hooks which exit the main page around 00:00 UTC get extra DYK views on the next day X+1; in this case views for two consecutive days (X and X+1) should be summed.
#The views are counted and summed for all articles which were bolded in the hook. If one or more bolded articles were moved while on the main page, add views for the main article(s) and the redirect page(s).
#This page aims to list the views originating from the DYK section of the main page. Some articles draw additional views unrelated to DYK. Those views are removed by subtracting a half sum on the days before and after, that is V(X) – (V(X+1)+V(X-1))/2. Example V(X)=18,400; V(X+1)=4,400; V(X-1)=2,000; total=18,400-(4,400+2,000)/2=15,200.
#Subject to rule 3, any article receiving at least 5,000 views (after subtracting background views) is eligible for listing on the "STATS" page. If you know of an article that has received more than 5,000 views while on DYK, feel free to add it to the list.
#Anyone is free to help by checking page views and listing hooks here that meet the requirements. Help is also welcome reviewing page views for earlier months where data is waiting to be mined (Jan–May 2008).

===All-time DYK page view leaders===
{{shortcut|WP:DYK/TOP}}
====Lead hooks with at least 25,000 views====
*Note: "Views / hour" = "DYK views" divided by the number of hours on the Main page (6, 8 or 12)
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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="15%" | Article <small>''(DYK date)''</small>
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Image
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | DYK views
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="8%" | Views / hour
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50%" | DYK hook
|-
| ]<br/><small>''(Jul. 11, 2010)''</small> || ] || + = 92,952 || 15,492 ||...that ''']''' ''(pictured)'' predicts ] winning the ] today, while ''']''' tips a victory by the ]?
|-
| ]<br/><small>''(Dec. 21, 2011)''</small> || ] || || 9,668 || ... that the British ] ''']''' ''(pictured)'' escorted ] through the largest convoy battle of ] in {{Nowrap|March 1943}} and was unsuccessfully attacked by {{GS|U-441||2}} and {{GS|U-608||2}}?
|-
| ]<br/><small>''(Apr. 3, 2012)''</small> || ] || || 9,623 || ... that 2012 ] ''']''' ''(pictured)'' was unknown locally and nationally through his junior year of high school basketball?
|-
| ]<br><small>''(Feb. 11, 2013)''</small> || ] || || 8,955<!-- 8.2 hours --> || ... that ''']''' ''(pictured)'', who today is being awarded the ], joined the ] after deciding not to be a missionary for ]?<!--special occasion hook for February 11, US day-->
|-
| ]<br/><small>''(Oct. 31, 2011)''</small> || ] || || 5,983 || ... that according to folklore, people looking into the eyes of ''''']''''' ''(pictured)'' will see a ] of their own death?
|-
|]<br/><small>''(Dec. 8, 2008)''</small>|| ] |||| 5,941 ||... that Captain ''']''' is the only blind officer serving in the ]?
|-
|]<br/><small>''(Jul. 12, 2011)''</small>||]|||| 7,987 ||... that ''']''' ''(pictured)'' is receiving the U.S. ] today, marking only the second time that the award has been bestowed upon a living soldier for actions after the end of the ]?
|-
| ]<br/><small>''(Jun. 29, 2011)''</small> || ] || || 8,616 ||... that the underground ''']''' ''(pictured)'' was built by Nazi Germany to bombard London with 10 shells a minute using the ]?
|-
|]<br/><small>''(May 8, 2009)''</small>||]|| || || ... that ] ''']''' was the subject of a famous photograph ''(pictured)'' depicting an ] by the Japanese in ]?
|-
|]<br/>]<br />]<br/>] || ] || + + + + + + + = <br />44, 665|| || ... that ''']''', a ''']''' who may have worn a ''']''' ''(pictured)'', was restricted by ''']''' to treat only infectious patients?
|-
|]<br/><small>''(May 8, 2010)''</small>|| ] |||| ||... that the ''']''' is from 2,475&nbsp;m (8,120&nbsp;ft) using a ] ''(pictured)''?
|-
|]<br/><small>''(Feb. 6, 2009)''</small>|| ] |||| ||... that the 5,000-] ''']''' ''(pictured)'' was created in response to a ] challenge to develop "the ultimate ] recipe"?
|-
|]<br/><small>''(Nov. 29, 2008)''</small>|| ] |||| ||... that ] ''(])'' may be ineligible for appointment as ] by ] unless a ''']''' can be worked out?
|-
|]<br/><small>''(Mar. 30, 2011)''</small>|| ] |||| ||... that the ''']es''' that are illegally caught and traded as ]s have their front teeth cut out ''(])'' due to fear of their toxic bite?
|-
| ]<br/><small>''(Jan. 20, 2012)''</small> || ] || || 4,820 || ... that torture at ''']''' ''(memorial pictured)'', one of the first ]s, was so brutal that the Nazis held hearings on it?
|-
|| ]<br/>]<br/><small>''(Sep. 18, 2012)''</small> || ] || <br/> + <br/> = 36,805 || 4,600 || ... that ''']''' ''(pictured)'' had the first nude scene in Dutch television on 1974's ''''']'''''?
|-
|| ]<br/><small>''(Oct. 14, 2010)''</small> || ] || || || ... that the only exit from a ''']''' ''(pictured)'' could expose a soldier trying to leave the fortification to direct fire from the enemy?
|-
|| ]<br/>]<br/><small>''(September 29, 2010)''</small> || ] || + = 34,000 || || ... that there is a ''']''' ''(pictured)'' in the ''']'''?
|-
| ]<br/><small>''(August 23, 2012)''</small> || ] || || 4,035 ||... that according to ], ''']''' ''(pictured)'' was the most beautiful female competitor at the ]?
|-
|| ]<br/><small>''(December 20, 2010)''</small>|| ] |||| || ... that a 1907 ''']''' organized by ] ''(pictured)'' and ] killed an estimated 40 people and netted approximately 250,000 ] (over {{Nowrap|$3 million}} in current ])?
|-
|]<br/><small>''(Dec. 21, 2010)''</small>|| ] |||| ||... that a large ''']''''' (pictured)'' can bring water to ] and, according to its inventor, peace to the ]?
|-
|]<br/><small>''(July 6, 2010)''</small>|| ]|| || ||... that English ] keeper and ] ''']''' ''(pictured)'' weighed 52&nbsp;stone 11&nbsp;lb (739&nbsp;lb; 335&nbsp;kg)?
|-
|]<br/><small>''(Jan. 21, 2011)''</small> || ] || || || ... that ]{{'s}} son, who appeared in photos in the movie '']'', was actually ] and ] ''']''' ''(pictured)''?
|-
| ]<br/><small>''(Mar. 2, 2011)''</small> || ] || || || ... that German paratrooper ''']''' ''(pictured)'' acted against the ] and saved ]'s British paratroopers from execution?
|-
|]<br><small>''(April 1, 2011 - April Fools Day)''</small> || ] || || 4,012 ||... that there is a ''']''' ''(pictured)'' on the floor of the ]?
|-
|]<br/><small>''(June 16, 2009)''</small>|| ]|| || ||... that the ''']''' ''(pictured)'', known as the "Loneliest Place in the World", is the furthest ] from land and described as one of the top ten engineering feats in the ]?
|-
| ]<br/><small>''(Sep. 17, 2009)''</small>|| ] || || || ... that a joint ''']''' ''(pictured)'' was held on September 22, 1939, to display the power of the newly formed ] to the whole world?
|-
| ]<br/><small>''(Apr. 5, 2010)''</small>|| ] || || 5133 ||... that ] head coach ''']''' ''(pictured)'' has won 89 games in his first three years, exceeding the previous ] record by 8 games?
|-
| ]<br/>]<br/><small>''(October 18, 2010)''</small> || ] || + = 30,700 || || ... that according to a legend, the ''']''' ''(pictured)'' represents the God of the ''']'''?
|-
|]<br/><small>''(Oct. 9, 2008)''</small>|| ] |||| ||... that some ] ]s and ]s pierce each other with ''']s''' ''(])'' during ]?
|-
| ]<br/><small>''(Mar. 22, 2012)''</small> || ] || || 3,832 || ... that the ''']''' from the '']'' ''(pictured)'' one year ago today was the first such incident in the history of ]?
|-
| ]<br/><small>''(March 23, 2011)''</small> || ] || || || ... that, in 1923, the ''']''' ''(pictured)'' in ] ] shortly after it was completed and its flooding killed at least 356 people?
|-
| ]<br/><small>''(October 25, 2010)''</small> || ] || || || ... that the ''']''' ''(pictured on a human thumb)'' is the smallest known ] by weight?
|-
|]<br/><small>''(Aug. 10, 2011)''</small>|| ] || || ||... that US Army Master Sergeant ''']''' was awarded the ] ''(pictured)'' in the Korean War for singlehandedly killing approximately 250 ]n troops?
|-
|]<br/><small>''(Aug. 18, 2010)''</small>|| ] || || || ... that the ''']''' ''(pictured)'', a 13,000-year-old ] sculpture, was originally thought to be two separate reindeer sculptures until ] realised they fitted together?
|-
| ]<br/><small>''(Mar. 23, 2012)''</small> || ] || || 3,730 || ... that ] ''']''' ''(pictured)'' was awarded the ] in the ] after killing five Chinese soldiers, four using only his hands?
|-
| ]<br/><small>''(Dec. 18, 2011)''</small> || ] || || 3,725 || ... that General ] ''(pictured)'' praised the tactic of ''']''' during ]?
|-
|]<br/><small>''(Apr. 23, 2010)''</small>|| ] |||| ||... that the ] of ] ''(])'' is the only remaining evidence of the ''']''', the second tragedy to befall ] during ]?
|-
|]<br/><small>''(Dec. 19, 2008)''</small>|| ] |||| 4,883 ||... that with a leg-span of 30&nbsp;centimetres (12&nbsp;inches), the ''']''' ''(])'' is one of the world's largest ]s?
|-
|]<br/><small>''(Oct. 13, 2008)''</small>|| ] |||| ||... that ''']''' ''(])'', six years after completing his ], was put in charge of the $700&nbsp;billion ]?
|-
|'']''<br/><small>''(Sep. 7, 2010)''</small>|| ] || || ||... that "''']'''" ''(pictured)'' is one of the largest ]?
|-
|'']''<br/><small>''(Feb. 20, 2013)''</small>|| ] || || 4,041 ||... that an estimated four million people worldwide suffer from ''']'''?
|-
|]<br/><small>''(Mar. 15, 2012)''</small>|| ] |||| 3,565 ||... that proposals to raise the ''']''' ''(pictured)'' have included filling it with ping-pong balls, injecting it with 180,000 tons of Vaseline or turning it into an iceberg?
|-
| ]<br/><small>''(Jan. 4, 2013)''</small> || ] || || 2,334 || ... that in order to save the ''']''' ''(pictured)'' from being demolished, it was blown up?
|-
|]<br/><small>''(Nov. 5, 2008)''</small>|| ] |||| ||... that the ''']''' is named after ] ''(])'', who the ] says was raised from the dead by ]?
|-
| ]<br/><small>''(Dec. 31, 2012)''</small> || ] || + = 27,500 || 2,293 ||... that ] ''(pictured)'' ordered ''']''': Boston and New York?
|-
|]<br/><small>''(May 6, 2008)''</small>||]|||| ||... that in April 2008, ] listed ''']''' ''(])'' as one of the world's ten most wanted ]s?
|-
| ]<br/><small>''(Nov. 10, 2009)''</small> || ] || || || ... that ''']''' ''(artist's rendering pictured)'' is a boat that is not designed to sail on any water on this planet?
|-
| ]<br/><small>''(Nov. 4, 2009)''</small> || ] || || ||... that experiments with modern ''']''' ''(pictured)'' have used panels that emit light?
|-
| ]<br/><small>''(Nov. 6, 2011)''</small> || ] || || 2,258 || ... that the ''']''' ''(wreck pictured)'' ] on 29 July 1945 as a result of cumulative damage inflicted by American ]s on 24 and 28 July?
|-
| ]<br/><small>''(Oct. 9, 2009)''</small> || ] || || ||... that the discovery of geometrical body ''']''' ''(pictured)'' in 2006 helped understanding the body shape of ]s?
|-align=center
| ]<br/><small>''(Oct. 1, 2010)''</small> || ] || || || ... that 70 years ago on {{Nowrap|October 1}}, 1940, little "Whitey" Bernard was ''']''' ''(pictured)'' who was marching to war?
|-align=center
| ]<br/><small>''(Apr. 1, 2010 &ndash; April Fool's Day)''</small> || ] || || || ... that ] have identified the pictured ''']''' which no longer lives on this planet?
|-
|]<br/><small>''(Dec. 7, 2008)''</small>|| ] |||| 2,216 ||... that the ] devised tactics to defeat ] ] ] ] from the 1942 capture of an intact example dubbed the ''']''' ''(])''?
|-
|]<br/><small>''(Feb. 17, 2009)''</small>|| ] |||| ||... that the recipe for ''']''' ''(])'' was developed in the small town of ], at Sodolak's Original Country Inn?
|-
|]<br/><small>''(May 1, 2009)''</small> || ]]] || 26,300 || || ... that an ''']''' ''(pictured)'' collects water by promoting the ] of moisture from air?
|-
| ]<br/><small>''(November 1, 2012)''</small> || ] || || 3,287 || ... that the ''']''' ''(pictured)'' has been blazing since 1971?
|-
|| ]<br/><small>''(Oct. 26, 2010)''</small> || ] |||| || ... that the ''']''' ''(pictured)'' can be observed during ] hours?
|-
|]<br/><small>''(Aug. 29, 2011)''</small>|| ] || || ||... that ''']''' ''(engraving pictured)'' in ] was protected by a man living in one of its legs?
|-
| ]<br/><small>''(May 29, 2012)''</small> || ]|| || 3211||... that a ]-clad rendition of the "''']'''" dance by the reigning ] ] ] ''(pictured)'' was temporarily banned from ]?
|-
|]<br/><small>''(Oct. 6, 2008)''</small>|| ] |||| ||... that the ancient ] ] workings known as ''']s''' ''(])'' in the ], ], are believed to have been an inspiration for settings in ]'s '']''?
|-
| ]<br/><small>''(Jan. 18, 2012)''</small> || ] || || 3,186 || ... that ''']''' is a newly discovered ] species from ], and is only known from an area smaller than the size of ]?
|-
| ]<br/><small>''(Nov. 23, 2011)''</small> || ] || || 3,137 || ...that ''']s''' ''(pictured)'' are rarer than diamonds and are found only in Yogo Gulch, ]?
|-
| ]<br><small>''(Feb. 3, 2013)''</small> || || || 3,136 || ... that ''''']''''' was named after ] ''(pictured)'' because both have "splendid" bodies?
|-
| ]<br/><small>''(Jan. 16, 2013)''</small> || ] honours board]] || || 3,129 || ... that ]'s ] and Charles Kellaway were only listed on the ''']''' ''(pictured)'' 98 years after they had fulfilled the requirements, due to the lack of a neutral board?
|-
|]<br/><small>''(Sep. 19, 2008)''</small>|| ] |||| ||... that ] band ''']''' '']'' has no human members?
|-
| ]<br/><small>''(May 4, 2010)''</small>|| ] || || ||... that the ''']''' ''(pictured)'' may have the longest ] of any ], at three and a half years?
|-
|}

====Non-lead hooks with at least 15,000 views====
Articles in the lead slot on DYK tend to get the most page views. In order to recognize outstanding hooks which do not appear in the lead slot, this chart displays non-lead article hooks that have received at least 15,000 page views.
*Note: "Views / hour" = "DYK views" divided by the number of hours on the Main Page (6, 8 or 12)
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="15%" | Article <small>''(DYK date)''</small>
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | DYK views
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Views / hour
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="60%" | DYK hook
|-
| ]<br><small>''(May 3, 2011)''</small> || || 14,383 ||... that the concept for the ''']''', a ] designed to kill its riders, caused concern among anti-] groups when it went on display?
|-
| ]<br><small>''(Aug. 2, 2012)''</small> || || 7,376 ||... that ] ''']''' was born in Germany and did not take up cycling until 2008, but has been selected to represent ]?
|-
| ]<br><small>''(May 13, 2012)</small> || || 7,409 ||...that the ''']''' is a ] hotspot on the back of the moon?
|-
| ]<br><small>''(Jan. 5, 2012)''</small> || || 4,253 || ... that skateboarder ''']''' was named '']'' magazine's 2012 "Skater of the Year"?
|-
| '']<br><small>(Jan. 15, 2013)''</small> || || 5,329 || ... that in 1970, the English ] found that ''']'''?
|-
| ]<br><small>''(Apr. 1, 2011)''</small> || || 4,787 || ... that ''']''' is half female?
|-
|]<br/><small>''(Sep. 4, 2008)''</small>|||| 6,316 ||... that ]'s First Gentleman ''']''' won the ''']''' four times?
|-
| ]<br/><small>''(April 2, 2012)''</small> || || 4,636 || ... that ] owns the rights to a ''']'''
|-
| ]<br><small>''(Apr. 1, 2011)''</small> || || 3,462 || ... that a typical ''''']''''' is chocolate brown, up to 7 mm long, and is equipped with pincers?
|-
| ]<br><small>''(Apr. 1, 2011)''</small> || || 3,262 || ... that {{convert|14|m|ft|adj=on}} tall ''']''' are being used in experimental breeding programs?
|-
| ]<br><small>''(Sep. 27, 2011)''</small> || || 2,125 || ... that ''']''' has been dubbed "the world's simplest phone"?
|-
| ]<br><small>''(Oct. 31, 2011)''</small> || || 2,125 || ... that ''']''' said that watching his victims die was more fun than a brothel?
|-
| ]<br>]<br>]<br>]<br>]<br>]<br>]<br><small>''(November 11, 2012)''</small> || + + + + + + = 24,497 || 2,661 || ... that ''']''' ''']s''' would scramble from a ''']''', run to ] on a ''']''' (both within ''']'''), and perform an ''']''' and a ''']''', all within fifteen minutes?
|-
| ]<br><small>''(Apr. 1, 2011)''</small> || || 3,062 ||... that ''']''' survived both the ] of 1789–99 and the ] 127 years later?
|-
|]<br><small>''(July 11, 2011)''</small>|| || 2,912 ||... that ] conceived the idea for ''''']''''', the most expensive game show ever made?
|-
| ]<br><small>''(Feb. 4, 2013)''</small> || || 2,906 || ... that a ''']''' has been made that weighs just {{convert|20|lbs|kg}} and can support up to {{convert|220|kg|lbs}}?
|-
| ]<br><small>''(December 3, 2012)''</small> || || 2,889 || ... that ] agent ''']''' shot an attempted presidential assassin in the "biggest gunfight in Secret Service history"?
|-
| ]<br/><small>''(Oct. 18, 2011)''</small> || || 1,866 || ... that the entire population of ''']''' on the island of Estanque in the ] may have been killed by a single ] in a period of just two years?
|-
| ]<br/><small>''(Oct. 31, 2011)''</small> || || 1,866 || ... that ''']''' was first seen on the London ] in 1861, nearly exploded and was never seen again after 1895?
|-
|]<br><small>''(Oct. 30, 2008)''</small> || || ||... that during the ], the ] and ] hung buckets of mud with urine in trees to thwart American ''']s'''?
|-
| ]<br><small>''(Apr. 3, 2010)''</small> || || || ... that despite criticism, some high schools in the ] still hold separate ''']''' for black and white students?
|-
| ]<br/><small>''(Jan. 29, 2012)''</small> || || 2,723 || ... that ''']''' were built in Communist-era ], most of which now have little use other than as a place to lose one's virginity?
|-
|]<br/>]<br/><small>''(Aug. 27, 2011)''</small>|| +<br/>=<br/>21,500|| ||... that although the ''']''' generally encourage ''']''', some communities punish young people who take the same ] for more than three nights?
|-
|]<br/>]<br/><small>''(Oct. 27, 2011)''</small> || + = 21,400 || 1,783 ||... that ''']''' gave an "arousing" performance in ''''']''''', but has refused to do "vulgar" photo shoots?
|-
| ]<br><small>''(Feb. 1, 2013)''</small> || - = 21,308 || 2,664 || ... that in the '']'' episode "''']'''", when ]'s character ] was "]" over having to do a topless scene, Michele had to film the song twice so she could duet with herself?
|-
| ]<br/><small>''(Jan. 21, 2013)''</small> || || 2,731<!--7.75 hours--> || ... that Canadian singer ] holds the record for the most consecutive weeks at ''']''' with 24?
|-
| ]<br/><small>''(Oct. 31, 2011)''</small> || || 1,750 || ... that the unusual way that ''']''' disposed of his murder victim's corpse may have influenced ]{{'s}} story "]"?
|-
| ]<br><small>''(Jun. 29, 2011)''</small> || || 3,466 || ... that the competition to build the ''']''' raged for over a century, and then ended in a truce?
|-
|]<br><small>''(Feb. 26, 2009)''</small> |||| ||... that ] entertainer ''']''' was the first ]n woman killed in the ], when a ] shot her on stage while she was performing?
|-
|]<br><small>''(Apr. 19, 2012)''</small> |||| ||... that two ], ''']''', were awarded the ] for gallantry after leading their blind owners out of the ] during the ]?
|-
|]<br><small>''(Apr. 18, 2012)''</small> |||| 1,700 ||... that a dog named ''']''' fought a ], preventing the big cat's escape from the ] onto the streets of ]?
|-
|]<br><small>''(Nov. 10, 2011)''</small> |||| 1,700 ||... that ] keeps ''']''' on its lawn?
|-
|]<br><small>''(December 16, 2010)''</small> || || || ... that ''''']''''' was called a "]" by the lead actor's father?
|-
| ] || || || ... that the ''']''' of ] was to be preserved by being made into a type of ]?
|-
| ] || || 2,475 || ... that there are ''']''' in the United States?
|-
| ]<br/><small>''(Nov. 13, 2011)''</small> || || 1,641 || ... that a stillborn, deformed piglet's resemblance to ''']''' led to him becoming the first white man ]?
|- align="center"
|]<br><small>''(Apr 1, 2009 &ndash; April Fool's Day)''</small> || || || ... that a team of ]s discovered a ]ized ''']''' in the rocks of ]?
|-
| ]<br/><small>''(May 11, 2011)''</small> || || || ... that "''']'''", worn by ] at the premiere of '']'' in 1994, has been voted the greatest ] ] of all time and is perhaps ]'s best-known creation?
|-
| ]<br><small>''(Apr. 1, 2010 &ndash; April Fool's Day)''</small> || || || ... that the ''']''' in ], ], is never open?
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| ]<br/><small>''(May 25, 2011)''</small> || || || ... that ] said, "I'm sure that nobody is looking at me", when standing beside ] who was wearing her ''']'''?
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| ]<br><small>''(Apr. 1, 2010 &ndash; April Fool's Day)''</small> || || || ... that a ''']''' in Germany foreshadowed the coming of the ]?
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|]<br/><small>''(Jul. 20, 2011)''</small>|| || 2,425 ||... that the ''']''', murdered, boiled and dismembered by her maid in 1879, was found next door to Sir ]'s house in 2010?
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|]<br/><small>''(Aug. 19, 2011)''</small>|| || ||... that a ''']''' weighing {{convert|500|kg|lb|abbr=on}} has killed three people in Spain in the last five years?
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| ]<br/><small>''(Jun. 17, 2011)''</small> || || 3,133 ||... that ''']''' has been banned by the ]?
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| ] <br><small>''(Apr. 1, 2011 &ndash; April Fool's Day)''</small> || || 2,325 || ... that even small amounts of ''']''' can explode when heated?
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| ]<br/><small>''(Mar. 21, 2012)''</small> || || 2,308 || ... that ''']''', an annual event celebrated in the US in May, was first observed in 1995?
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| ]<br><small>''(Mar. 7, 2012)''</small> || || 2,306 || ... that the legendary ''']''', first discovered in 1887, was still being searched for in 1930?
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| ]<br><small>''(Apr. 1, 2011 &ndash; April Fool's Day)''</small> || || 2,300 || ... that ] is not used by breeding ] but they do use ''']'''?
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| ] || || 1,533 || ... that ''']''', a configuration of water that supposedly stops ], is a ]?
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|'']''<br><small>''(May 1, 2009)''</small> |||| ||... that ''''']''''', a ] in which a model is painted so that she is indistinguishable from her background, is ]'s most famous work and was displayed on '']''?
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| ]<br><small>''(Jan. 28, 2013)</small> || || 2,260 || ... that ''']''' was so ugly that his own mother warned him against being mistaken for a rapist?
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| ]<br><small>''(Mar. 23, 2012)'' </small>|| || 2,249 || ... that in spite of being shot eight times, ''']''' ordered his men to tie him to a tree so he could keep fighting, action for which he received the ]?
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| ] || || 2,237<!--11.033 hours--> || ... that ] pilot ''']'''{{`s}} only means of escape, after attacking the ], was to fly down along the line of her flight deck?
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|]<br><small>''(Apr. 5, 2012)''</small> |||| 1,195 ||... that ''']''', celebrated in May to promote nude ], was first observed in 2005?
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|]<br><small>''(Sep. 9, 2008)''</small> |||| ||... that the ''']''' was described as "one of the most frightening and overwhelming events ever witnessed"?
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| ]<br/><small>''(Feb. 24, 2012)''</small> || || 2,232 || ... that the masterpiece painting ''''']''''' by ] was among the most wanted artifacts that ] ]?
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|]<br><small>''(Sep. 8, 2008)''</small> |||| ||... that ''']''' grew only {{convert|37|in|cm}} tall?
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|'']''<br><small>''(Feb. 14, 2012)''</small> || || 2,188 || ... that ''''']''''' is considered to be the earliest surviving American ] pornographic film?
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| ]<br/>]<br><small>''(Mar. 28, 2012)''</small> || + = 17,482 || 2,185 || ... that a ''']''' discovered in 2011 held the remains of an ] teenage girl who was ''']''', with a gold and garnet ] on her breast?
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| ] || || 2,165 || ... that ''']''' in ] was described as having a "stunning" design and has hosted weddings, wine tastings, and dinner parties?
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| ]<br><small>''(Apr. 1, 2010 &ndash; April Fool's Day)''</small> || || || ... that ''']''' are rarely seen because their bodies are microscopic?
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| ]<br/><small>''(Sep. 24, 2011)''</small> || || 1,433 || ... that the ] reports that the "''']'''" urban legend is forwarded to the organization an average of three times a day?
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| ] <small>(May 2012)</small> || || || ... that ] was so hopelessly in love with ''']''' when he was a teenager that he planned to kill both her and himself in the ]?
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| ]<br><small>''(Apr. 1, 2009 &ndash; April Fool's Day)''</small> || || || ... that in ] ] ''''']''''', the flow is snow white?
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|]<br><small>''(May 12, 2008)''</small> |||| ||... that ] actress ''']''' won a "most bizarre sex scene" award in 2005 for her performance in the ] film '']''?
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|]<br><small>''(Apr. 1, 2011)''</small> || || 2,112 ||... that ''']''' was executed by ]s because they believed that he was innocent?
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|]<br/><small>''(Mar. 31, 2009)''</small> |||| ||... that ''']''' is the only known ] of the ] of both ] and ] at the ]?
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| ]<br/><small>''(Aug. 18, 2009)''</small> || || || ...that ''']''', once flung from a train window, made the news again in 2009 after going missing on a train?
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| ]<br/><small>''(Mar. 6, 2012)''</small> || || 2,004 || ... that the Italian island of ''']''', although {{convert|10.39|km2|abbr=on}} in area, is almost deserted, having only two stable inhabitants?
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| ] <br><small>''(Apr. 1, 2011 &ndash; April Fool's Day)''</small>|| || 1,987 || ... that ''']''' was paid {{Nowrap|$2.76 million}} by the ] to create ]?
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| ]<br/>]<br/><small>''(Apr. 4, 2012)''</small> || +<br/>=<br/>15,816 || 1,977 || ... that ''']'''{{`}}s ''']''' were attended by about 5,000 spectators?
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| ]<br/><small>''(December 20, 2012)''</small> || || 1,318 || ... that ''']'''{{`s}} entire bomber crew was decorated with the ] during ], a unique distinction in the '']''?
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|'']''<br/><small>''(Jun. 27, 2010)''</small> || || ||... that the ''']''' lives in ] and feeds on ]s and ]?
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|'']''<br/><small>''(29 May 2012)''</small> || || ||...that after ] ''']''', it was nine years before her frozen, preserved body could be moved from beside the main route to the summit?
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| ]<br/><small>''(Aug 29, 2012)''</small> || = 15,789 || 1,973 ||... that Harry Truman was the ''']'''?
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| ] <br/><small>''(15-16 November 2012)''</small> || || 1,989<!--7.9167 hours--> || ... that the Norwegian-British crew of ''''']''''' were tortured and executed as a result of ]'s ]?
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|]<br/><small>''(June 9, 2009)''</small> || || ||... that a ] in ], in 1955 resulted in almost 1,500 people being interviewed and a list of 500 suspected homosexuals?
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|]<br/><small>''(Dec. 9, 2008)''</small> |||| 1,962 ||... that ''']''' are mysterious blonde female ] from the ] who have supposedly fought against the ] in various conflicts?
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| '']''<br><small>(Feb. 1, 2013)</small> || || 1,952 || ... that ''''']''''' had wings and six legs?
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| ]<br/><small>''(January 11, 2012)''</small> || || 1,950 || ... that ''']'''{{'s}} daughter is '']''{{'s}} wife?
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|]<br/><small>''(February 1, 2011)''</small> || || || ... that the ''']''' project shows before-and-after images documenting physical deterioration caused by ] use?
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| ]<br><small>''(Apr. 1, 2010 &ndash; April Fool's Day)''</small> || || || ... that ''']''' was captured by ] in 1916?
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| ]<br/><small>''(May 25, 2011)''</small> || || || ... that the icon of "''']'''" is popular in ]?
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| ]<br/><small>''(Jun. 22, 2011)''</small> || || 2,583 ||... that the ''']''' of the Second World War is thought to have been inspired by the Walt Disney cartoon '']''?
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| '']''<br/><small>''(Jan. 29, 2013)''</small> || || 1,936 || ... that ''''']''''' was ] on location at ] and ] without Disney's permission or knowledge, using ]s to store scripts and schedules and record sound?
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|]<br><small>''(Nov. 14, 2009)''</small> || || || ...that the ]n town of ] installed theft-resistant road signs in 2005 because the signs were frequently stolen by tourists?
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|]<br/><small>''(June 26, 2009)''</small> || || || ... that ''''']''''' was described as "disgusting" by the parents of one of its creators?
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| ],<br/> ]<br><small>''(Apr. 1, 2011)''</small> || +<br/>=<br/> 15,392 || 1,924 || ... that in 2010, three survivors of the ''']''' were rescued by the '''{{USCGC|Chincoteague|WPB-1320|6}}'''?
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|]<br/><small>''(December 6, 2010)''</small> || || || ... that fashion model ''']''', who was mocked as a child due to her height, was the only contestant of '']'' to be named ''best photo'' five times in a row?
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|]<br/><small>''(December 11, 2010)''</small> || || || ... that a woman's ] can be easily reached in the ''']'''?
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|] ] ]<br/><small>''(March 1, 2011)''</small> || +<br/>+<br/>=<br/>15,100 || ||... that ''']''' in Turkey lies near the ''']''' and the ''']'''?
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|]<br/><small>''(June 26, 2009)''</small> || || || ... that the ''']''' in ] was built of ] bones and was billed by its builder as "the building that used to walk"?
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|]<br><small>''(Mar. 29, 2011 )''</small>|||| ||... that glamour model ''']''' appeared nude in the music video for her single "My Ass" which was released as promotion for the 2009 Norwegian comedy-horror film '']''?
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|] <br/><small>''(May 20, 2011)''</small> || || ||... that during ], a ] pilot, observing that there were several wounded crewmen on a ]'s plane, declined to fire and ''']''' it to the ]?
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| ]<br/><small>''(Oct. 19, 2011)''</small> || || 1,250 || ... that the effort put forth by the subject of ]'s 1937 ''''']''''' and her heavy limbs are thought to reflect the tragedy of the ]?
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| ] || ] || || 987 || ... that the ''']''' statues ''(pictured)'' discovered in Sierra Leone are of unknown origin?
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| ] || ] || || 823 || ... that ''']''' aimed to abolish school uniform completely at ], but only succeeded in abolishing the rule requiring smaller boys to wear suits that included a "bumfreezer" ''(pictured)''?
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| ] || ] || || 752 || ... that ''']''' ''(pictured)'' was the first ] found on Earth?
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| ] || ] || || 725 || ... that ''']''' ''(pictured)'' is also known as the "Skull and Crossbones nebula"?
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