{"id":35038,"date":"2026-09-16T06:00:06","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T06:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sweary.com\/daily\/trending\/%f0%9f%93%96-the-internets-curiosity-most-read-wikipedia-articles-september-16-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-09-16T06:00:06","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T06:00:06","slug":"%f0%9f%93%96-the-internets-curiosity-most-read-wikipedia-articles-september-16-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sweary.com\/daily\/trending\/%f0%9f%93%96-the-internets-curiosity-most-read-wikipedia-articles-september-16-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udcd6 The Internet’s Curiosity: Most-Read Wikipedia Articles – September 16, 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 european election 2014<\/a><\/div>\n
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The 2014 European Parliament election was held in the European Union (EU) between 22 and 25 May 2014. It was the 8th parliamentary election since the first direct elections in…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\ud83e\udd48 Widow's Bay<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 379,835 views<\/div>\n
Widow's Bay is an American comedy horror television series created by Katie Dippold for Apple TV, and starring Matthew Rhys, Kate O'Flynn, Kevin Carroll, Dale Dickey, Kingston Rumi Southwick, and…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\ud83e\udd49 Matthew Rhys<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 355,774 views<\/div>\n
Matthew Rhys is a Welsh actor. Known for his roles on stage and screen, he has received various accolades including four Primetime Emmy Awards as well as nominations for two…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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John Tuggle<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 302,388 views<\/div>\n
John Davis Tuggle was an American professional football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for one season with the New York Giants. He played college football…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Tom Pelphrey<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 285,138 views<\/div>\n
Thomas Joseph Pelphrey is an American actor. He is known for playing the roles of Jonathan Randall on the CBS television series Guiding Light, Mick Dante on As the World…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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78th Primetime Emmy Awards<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 270,812 views<\/div>\n
The 78th Primetime Emmy Awards honored the best in American prime time television programming from June\u00a01, 2025, until May\u00a031, 2026, as chosen by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences….<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Kenneth Walker III<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 235,933 views<\/div>\n
Kenneth Walker III is an American professional football running back for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). Nicknamed "K9", he played college football for the Wake…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Kaley Cuoco<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 234,487 views<\/div>\n
Kaley Christine Cuoco is an American actress. She starred as Bridget Hennessy on the ABC sitcom 8 Simple Rules (2002\u20132005), Penny on the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory (2007\u20132019),…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Mariska Hargitay<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 181,269 views<\/div>\n
Mariska Magdolna Hargitay is an American actress. She is best known for playing Olivia Benson on NBC's Law & Order: Special Victims Unit since 1999, the longest-running character of all…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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JJ Gabriel<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 175,583 views<\/div>\n
Joseph Junior Andreou O'Cearuill, commonly known as JJ Gabriel, is an English footballer who plays as a left winger for Premier League club Manchester United.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Macklemore<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 172,452 views<\/div>\n
Benjamin Hammond Haggerty, better known by his stage name Macklemore, is an American rapper. A native of Seattle, Washington, he started his career in 2000 as an independent artist releasing:…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Keri Russell<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 167,737 views<\/div>\n
Keri Lynn Russell is an American actress. Working mainly in dramatic television since the 1990s, she has received eight nominations for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Robert Kraft<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 156,382 views<\/div>\n
Robert Hearth Kenneth Kraft is an American businessman. He is the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Kraft Group, a diversified holding company with assets in paper and…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Sydney Sweeney<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 143,183 views<\/div>\n
Sydney Bernice Sweeney is an American actress. She gained early recognition for her roles in Everything Sucks!, The Handmaid's Tale, and Sharp Objects in 2018. She received wider acclaim for…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Michael J. Fox<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 138,043 views<\/div>\n
Michael Andrew Fox, known professionally as Michael J. Fox, is a Canadian and American actor and activist. Beginning his career as a child actor in the 1970s, he rose to…<\/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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