{"id":34554,"date":"2026-09-12T06:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T06:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sweary.com\/daily\/trending\/%f0%9f%93%96-the-internets-curiosity-most-read-wikipedia-articles-september-12-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-09-12T06:00:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T06:00:09","slug":"%f0%9f%93%96-the-internets-curiosity-most-read-wikipedia-articles-september-12-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sweary.com\/daily\/trending\/%f0%9f%93%96-the-internets-curiosity-most-read-wikipedia-articles-september-12-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udcd6 The Internet’s Curiosity: Most-Read Wikipedia Articles – September 12, 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 September 11 attacks<\/a><\/div>\n
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The September 11 attacks, colloquially known as 9\/11, were a coordinated series of suicide attacks perpetrated by the Islamic terrorist organization al-Qaeda against the United States in 2001. A total…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\ud83e\udd48 United Airlines Flight 93<\/a><\/div>\n
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United Airlines Flight 93 was a domestic scheduled passenger flight that was hijacked by four al-Qaeda terrorists on the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001, as part of the September…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\ud83e\udd49 Elena Rybakina<\/a><\/div>\n
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Elena Andreyevna Rybakina is a Russian\u2013born Kazakhstani professional tennis player. Currently world No. 2 in women's singles, she has secured the No. 1 spot in the ranking to be released…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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American Airlines Flight 11<\/a><\/div>\n
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American Airlines Flight 11 was an American domestic passenger flight from Logan International Airport in Boston to Los Angeles International Airport in California that was hijacked by five al-Qaeda terrorists…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Shailene Woodley<\/a><\/div>\n
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Shailene Diann Woodley is an American actress. Known for her work on screen and stage, her accolades include a Primetime Emmy Award and a Troph\u00e9e Chopard, in addition to nominations…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Killing of the Clancy children<\/a><\/div>\n
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On January 24, 2023, Lindsay Clancy fatally strangled her three children\u2014five-year-old Cora, three-year-old Dawson, and eight-month-old Callan\u2014at the family's home in Duxbury, Massachusetts, United States. She then attempted suicide by…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Casualties of the September 11 attacks<\/a><\/div>\n
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The September 11 attacks were the deadliest terrorist attacks in human history, causing the deaths of 2,996 people, including 19 hijackers who committed murder\u2013suicide and 2,977 victims. Thousands more were…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Aryna Sabalenka<\/a><\/div>\n
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Aryna Siarhieje\u016dna Sabalenka is a Belarusian professional tennis player. She is the current world No. 1 in women's singles by the WTA and is a former No. 1 in doubles….<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Hijackers in the September 11 attacks<\/a><\/div>\n
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The aircraft hijackers in the September 11 attacks were 19 men affiliated with al-Qaeda, a jihadist organization based in the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. They hailed from four countries: 15…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Mohamed Atta<\/a><\/div>\n
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Mohamed Atta was an Egyptian engineer, architect, and terrorist hijacker for al-Qaeda. Ideologically a pan-Islamist, he was the ringleader of the September 11 attacks and served as the hijacker-pilot of…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The Falling Man<\/a><\/div>\n
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The Falling Man is a photograph taken by Associated Press photographer Richard Drew of an unidentified man falling from the World Trade Center during the September 11 attacks in New…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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World Trade Center (1973\u20132001)<\/a><\/div>\n
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The original World Trade Center (WTC) was a complex of seven buildings in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City. Built primarily between 1966 and 1975, it…<\/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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Osama bin Laden<\/a><\/div>\n
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Osama bin Muhammad bin Awad bin Laden was the founder and first general emir of al-Qaeda from 1988 until his killing in 2011. A Salafi jihadist, bin Laden worked to…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Charlie Kirk<\/a><\/div>\n
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Charles James Kirk was an American right-wing political activist, entrepreneur, and media personality. He co\u2011founded the conservative student organization Turning Point USA (TPUSA) in 2012 and served as its executive…<\/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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