Wikipedia’s most-viewed pages are a fascinating mirror of our collective curiosity. From breaking news to random rabbit holes, here’s what millions of people wanted to learn about yesterday:
π₯ Soham murders
π 701,993 views
The Soham murders were a double child murder committed in Soham, Cambridgeshire, England, on 4 August 2002. The victims were two 10-year-old girls, Holly Marie Wells and Jessica Amiee Chapman,…
π₯ 2026 Iran war
π 369,946 views
On 28 February 2026, Israel and the United States began joint air attacks on Iran, starting a war aimed at destroying Iran's missile program and bringing about regime change. Iran…
π₯ .xxx
π 302,751 views
.xxx is a sponsored top-level domain (sTLD) intended as a voluntary option for pornographic sites on the Internet. The sponsoring organization is the International Foundation for Online Responsibility (IFFOR). The…
π 222,420 views
Kristi Lynn Arnold Noem is an American politician who has served as the eighth secretary of homeland security since 2025. A member of the Republican Party, she served as the…
π 185,029 views
War Machine is a 2026 science fiction action film directed, co-produced, and co-written by Patrick Hughes. It stars Alan Ritchson, Dennis Quaid, Stephan James, Jai Courtney, Esai Morales, Keiynan Lonsdale,…
π 154,033 views
Markwayne Mullin is an American politician and businessman who has served as Oklahoma's junior United States senator since 2023. A member of the Republican Party, he was elected in a…
π 145,587 views
Ali Hosseini Khamenei was an Iranian politician and Shia cleric who served as the second supreme leader of Iran from 1989 until his assassination at the onset of the 2026…
π 131,997 views
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr., also known as JFKΒ Jr., was an American businessman, attorney, magazine publisher, and journalist. He was a son of 35th U.S. president John F. Kennedy and First…
π 130,637 views
Carolyn Jeanne Bessette Kennedy was an American fashion publicist. She worked for Calvin Klein until her 1996 marriage to attorney and publisher John F. Kennedy Jr. Her life and fashion…
π 128,632 views
The following notable deaths occurred in 2026. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence:Name, age, country of…
π 113,681 views
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the…
π 111,999 views
Neatsville is an unincorporated community in Adair County, in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It is located at the junction of Kentucky Route 206 and Kentucky Route 76. Its elevation…
π 103,725 views
The Bride! is a 2026 American Gothic romance film written and directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal. It stars Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale alongside Peter Sarsgaard, Annette Bening, Jake Gyllenhaal, and…
π 102,869 views
Jesse Louis Jackson Sr. was an American civil rights activist, LGBTQ rights activist, politician, and ordained Baptist minister. A protΓ©gΓ© of Martin Luther King Jr. and James Bevel during the…
π 101,113 views
Maxx Robert Crosby is an American professional football defensive end for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Eastern Michigan Eagles…
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