{"id":20023,"date":"2026-05-20T06:00:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T06:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sweary.com\/daily\/trending\/%f0%9f%93%96-the-internets-curiosity-most-read-wikipedia-articles-may-20-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T06:00:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T06:00:16","slug":"%f0%9f%93%96-the-internets-curiosity-most-read-wikipedia-articles-may-20-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sweary.com\/daily\/trending\/%f0%9f%93%96-the-internets-curiosity-most-read-wikipedia-articles-may-20-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udcd6 The Internet’s Curiosity: Most-Read Wikipedia Articles – May 20, 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 Murder of Dominic Russo and Davion Flanagan<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 295,851 views<\/div>\n
The murder of Dominic Russo and Davion Flanagan occurred on July 31, 2022, when Mackenzie Shirilla intentionally crashed her vehicle into a brick wall in Strongsville, Ohio, killing two passengers:…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\ud83e\udd48 Victor Wembanyama<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 233,083 views<\/div>\n
Victor Nonga Wembanyama-de Fautereau-Vassel, nicknamed "Wemby" and "the Alien", is a French professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected first…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\ud83e\udd49 .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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Mark Fuhrman<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 184,752 views<\/div>\n
Mark Fuhrman was an American law enforcement officer, author, and commentator. As a detective for the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), he became known for his role in the Nicole…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Obsession (2025 film)<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 181,535 views<\/div>\n
Obsession is a 2025 American supernatural horror film written, directed, and edited by Curry Barker. The film follows Bear, a music store employee who buys a supernatural toy that grants…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Tom Kane<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 159,481 views<\/div>\n
Thomas Kane Roberts, known professionally as Tom Kane, was an American voice actor. He was known for his work in animation and video games, most notably the Star Wars franchise,…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Deaths in 2026<\/a><\/div>\n
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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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Judy Blume<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 132,835 views<\/div>\n
Judith Marcia Blume is an American writer of children's, young adult, and adult fiction. She began writing in 1959 and has published more than 26 novels. Among her best-known works…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Karuppu (film)<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 125,442 views<\/div>\n
Karuppu (transl.\u2009Black) is a 2026 Indian Tamil-language fantasy action drama film directed by RJ Balaji from a screenplay he co-wrote with Rathna Kumar, Ashwin Ravichandran, Rahul Raj, T. S. Gopi…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Enzo Maresca<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 122,886 views<\/div>\n
Enzo Maresca is an Italian professional football manager and former player.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Off Campus<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 121,969 views<\/div>\n
Off Campus is an American romantic drama television series created by Louisa Levy for Amazon Prime Video. It is based on the Off-Campus book series by Elle Kennedy.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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2026 Islamic Center of San Diego shooting<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 120,708 views<\/div>\n
On May 18, 2026, a shooting occurred at the Islamic Center of San Diego (ICSD), the largest mosque in San Diego, California, United States. Two teenage gunmen fatally shot three…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Pep Guardiola<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 111,808 views<\/div>\n
Josep "Pep" Guardiola Sala is a Catalan football manager and former player from Spain who is the manager of Premier League club Manchester City. Guardiola is one of two managers…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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ChatGPT<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 111,197 views<\/div>\n
ChatGPT is a generative artificial intelligence chatbot developed by OpenAI. Originally released in November 2022, the product uses large language models\u2014specifically generative pre-trained transformers (GPTs)\u2014to generate text, speech, and images…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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2026 FIFA World Cup<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 107,649 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

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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