{"id":13736,"date":"2026-04-09T06:00:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T06:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sweary.com\/daily\/trending\/%f0%9f%93%96-the-internets-curiosity-most-read-wikipedia-articles-april-9-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T06:00:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T06:00:15","slug":"%f0%9f%93%96-the-internets-curiosity-most-read-wikipedia-articles-april-9-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sweary.com\/daily\/trending\/%f0%9f%93%96-the-internets-curiosity-most-read-wikipedia-articles-april-9-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udcd6 The Internet’s Curiosity: Most-Read Wikipedia Articles – April 9, 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 .xxx<\/a><\/div>\n
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.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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\ud83e\udd48 Aubrey Plaza<\/a><\/div>\n
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Aubrey Christina Plaza is an American actress, comedian, and producer. She began performing improv and sketch comedy at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. After graduating from New York University Tisch…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\ud83e\udd49 Christopher Abbott<\/a><\/div>\n
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Christopher Jacob Abbott is an American actor. He is known for his work in the hit show Girls as well as independent films. In 2011, Abbott made his feature film…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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2026 Iran war<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 249,975 views<\/div>\n
On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, targeting military and government sites, assassinating Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and several other Iranian officials, and inflicting…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Dhurandhar: The Revenge<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 230,415 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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List of highest-grossing Indian films<\/a><\/div>\n
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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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Artemis II<\/a><\/div>\n
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Artemis II is a ten-day lunar flyby mission that launched on April 1, 2026. With a crew of four astronauts, it is the first crewed flight of the NASA-led Artemis…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Jeff Baena<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 152,789 views<\/div>\n
Jeffrey Lance Baena was an American screenwriter and film director. His most successful films were 2004's I Heart Huckabees and 2020's Horse Girl, though his projects to receive the most…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The Boys season 5<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 133,126 views<\/div>\n
The fifth and final season of the American satirical superhero television series The Boys, the first series in the franchise based on the comic book series of the same name…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Jasveen Sangha<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 130,463 views<\/div>\n
Jasveen Sangha is a British-American convicted felon and drug dealer known as the Ketamine Queen. She gained international attention following her indictment and subsequent guilty plea in connection with the…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Gilgo Beach serial killings<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 130,056 views<\/div>\n
The Gilgo Beach serial killings refer to a series of murders on Long Island, New York, between 1993 and 2010. The case gained national attention in late 2010 and 2011,…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Deaths in 2026<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 127,358 views<\/div>\n
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…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Dianna Russini<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 120,773 views<\/div>\n
Dianna Marie Russini is an American sports journalist who works as an NFL reporter and insider for The Athletic. She previously worked for several years at ESPN as an NFL…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Strait of Hormuz<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 115,549 views<\/div>\n
The Strait of Hormuz is a waterway between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. On the north coast lies Iran, and on the south coast lies the Musandam…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The Drama (film)<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 112,557 views<\/div>\n
The Drama is a 2026 American psychological dramaromantic comedy film written and directed by Kristoffer Borgli. It stars Zendaya and Robert Pattinson as a happily engaged couple whose relationship is…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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