{"id":12641,"date":"2026-04-02T06:00:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T06:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sweary.com\/daily\/trending\/%f0%9f%93%96-the-internets-curiosity-most-read-wikipedia-articles-april-2-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T06:00:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T06:00:19","slug":"%f0%9f%93%96-the-internets-curiosity-most-read-wikipedia-articles-april-2-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sweary.com\/daily\/trending\/%f0%9f%93%96-the-internets-curiosity-most-read-wikipedia-articles-april-2-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udcd6 The Internet’s Curiosity: Most-Read Wikipedia Articles – April 2, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

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:<\/p>\n

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\ud83e\udd47 Artemis II<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 915,989 views<\/div>\n
Artemis\u00a0II is a lunar flyby mission under the Artemis program. Launched from Kennedy Space Center on April 1, 2026, the ten-day mission plans to carry NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\ud83e\udd48 2026 FIFA World Cup<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 338,914 views<\/div>\n
The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be the 23rd FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international men's soccer championship contested by the national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\ud83e\udd49 Dhurandhar: The Revenge<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 316,759 views<\/div>\n
Dhurandhar: The Revenge is a 2026 Indian Hindi-language spy action-thriller film written and directed by Aditya Dhar. It is produced by Dhar, Lokesh Dhar, and Jyoti Deshpande under Jio Studios…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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April Fools' Day<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 272,421 views<\/div>\n
April Fools' Day or April Fool's Day is an annual custom in many Western countries on the 1st of April consisting of practical jokes, hoaxes, and pranks. Jokesters often expose…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The Super Mario Galaxy Movie<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 269,537 views<\/div>\n
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is a 2026 animated adventure comedy film based on the 2007 video game Super Mario Galaxy and its 2010 sequel, as well as Nintendo's broader…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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.xxx<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 244,738 views<\/div>\n
.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…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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.xyz<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 228,344 views<\/div>\n
.xyz is a top-level domain name. It was proposed in ICANN's New generic top-level domain (gTLD) Program, and became available to the general public on June 2, 2014. The domain…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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List of highest-grossing Indian films<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 207,773 views<\/div>\n
This ranking lists the highest-grossing Indian films produced by Indian cinema, based on conservative global box office estimates as reported by organisations classified as green by Wikipedia. The figures are…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Christina Koch<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 201,598 views<\/div>\n
Christina Hammock Koch is an American engineer and NASA astronaut of the class of 2013. She received Bachelor of Science degrees in electrical engineering and physics and a Master of…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Lamar Odom<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 192,921 views<\/div>\n
Lamar Joseph Odom is an American former professional basketball player who played for four teams during his 14-year career in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and won back-to-back championships in…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Reid Wiseman<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 174,003 views<\/div>\n
Gregory Reid Wiseman is an American astronaut and naval aviator. He is presently the commander of the 2026 Artemis II lunar flyby mission, planned to be the first crewed flight…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Kristi Noem<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 159,054 views<\/div>\n
Kristi Lynn Arnold Noem is an American politician who served as the eighth United States secretary of homeland security from 2025 to 2026. A member of the Republican Party, she…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Jeremy Hansen<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 155,724 views<\/div>\n
Jeremy Roger Hansen is a Canadian astronaut, fighter pilot, physicist and aquanaut. He was selected to join the Canadian Space Agency in the 2009 CSA selection along with David Saint-Jacques….<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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2026 FIFA World Cup qualification<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 147,447 views<\/div>\n
The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification decided the 45 teams that joined hosts Canada, Mexico, and the United States at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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2026 Iran war<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 147,262 views<\/div>\n
On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel started a war with surprise airstrikes on sites and cities across Iran, assassinating Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and several other Iranian…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

It’s amazing how Wikipedia can take you from a casual question to an hour-long learning journey. What will you discover today?<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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