{"id":6315,"date":"2026-02-20T06:00:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T06:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sweary.com\/daily\/trending\/%f0%9f%93%96-the-internets-curiosity-most-read-wikipedia-articles-february-20-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T06:00:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T06:00:08","slug":"%f0%9f%93%96-the-internets-curiosity-most-read-wikipedia-articles-february-20-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sweary.com\/daily\/trending\/%f0%9f%93%96-the-internets-curiosity-most-read-wikipedia-articles-february-20-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udcd6 The Internet’s Curiosity: Most-Read Wikipedia Articles – February 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 .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 Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 497,997 views<\/div>\n
Andrew Albert Christian Edward Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly Prince Andrew, Duke of York, is a member of the House of Windsor. He is the third child and second son of Queen Elizabeth…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\ud83e\udd49 Alysa Liu<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 452,720 views<\/div>\n
Alysa Liu is an American figure skater. She is the 2026 Olympic women's singles champion, 2026 Olympic team event gold medalist, 2025 World champion, 2022 World bronze medalist, 2025\u201326 Grand…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Eileen Gu<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 324,234 views<\/div>\n
Eileen Feng Gu, also known by her Chinese name Gu Ailing (\u8c37\u7231\u51cc), is a freestyle skier. Born and raised in the United States, she has competed for China in halfpipe,…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Jeffrey Epstein<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 298,496 views<\/div>\n
Jeffrey Edward Epstein was an American financier and child sex offender, who was indicted for sex trafficking but died before his trial. He began his professional career as a teacher,…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Mikaela Shiffrin<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 296,550 views<\/div>\n
Mikaela Pauline Shiffrin is an American World Cup alpine skier. She has the most World Cup wins of any alpine skier in history and is the only one to have…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Virginia Giuffre<\/a><\/div>\n
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Virginia Louise Giuffre was an Australian and American advocate for survivors of sex trafficking and one of the most prominent accusers of Jeffrey Epstein. Giuffre provided detailed allegations to media…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Zara Larsson<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 200,575 views<\/div>\n
Zara Maria Larsson is a Swedish singer and songwriter. She first rose to prominence in 2008 after winning the second season of Talang, the Swedish version of the Got Talent…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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XXX (2002 film)<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 199,015 views<\/div>\n
XXX is a 2002 American action thriller film directed by Rob Cohen, produced by Neal H. Moritz and written by Rich Wilkes. The first installment in the xXx film series,…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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2026 Winter Olympics<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 177,136 views<\/div>\n
The 2026 Winter Olympics, officially the XXV Winter Olympic Games and commonly known as Milano Cortina 2026, is an international multi-sport event currently taking place from 6 to 22\u00a0February 2026…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Epstein files<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 177,021 views<\/div>\n
The Epstein files are a partially released collection of millions of documents, images, videos, and emails detailing the activities of American financier and convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, including…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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XXX (Kendrick Lamar song)<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 138,085 views<\/div>\n
"XXX" is a song by American rapper Kendrick Lamar, from his fourth studio album Damn, released on April 14, 2017. The eleventh track on the album, the song was written…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Ash Wednesday<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 137,932 views<\/div>\n
Ash Wednesday is a holy day of prayer and fasting in many Western Christian denominations. It is preceded by Shrove Tuesday and marks the first day of Lent: the seven…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Deaths in 2026<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 133,187 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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List of people named in the Epstein files<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 126,493 views<\/div>\n
The Epstein files comprise over six million pages of documents detailing the activities of American financier and convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. So far c. 3.5 million files have…<\/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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