{"id":8187,"date":"2026-03-04T06:02:57","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T06:02:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sweary.com\/daily\/trending\/%f0%9f%93%96-the-internets-curiosity-most-read-wikipedia-articles-march-4-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T06:02:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T06:02:57","slug":"%f0%9f%93%96-the-internets-curiosity-most-read-wikipedia-articles-march-4-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sweary.com\/daily\/trending\/%f0%9f%93%96-the-internets-curiosity-most-read-wikipedia-articles-march-4-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udcd6 The Internet’s Curiosity: Most-Read Wikipedia Articles – March 4, 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 2026 Iran conflict<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 551,083 views<\/div>\n
Beginning on 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been engaged in coordinated joint attacks on various sites in Iran, which has started a major conflict. Codenamed Operation…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\ud83e\udd48 Ali Khamenei<\/a><\/div>\n
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Ali Hosseini Khamenei was an Iranian politician and Shia Muslim cleric who served as the second supreme leader of Iran from 1989 until his assassination during the 2026 Iran conflict….<\/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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Iran<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 305,827 views<\/div>\n
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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March 2026 lunar eclipse<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 202,721 views<\/div>\n
A total lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon\u2019s descending node of orbit on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, with an umbral magnitude of 1.1507. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Ruhollah Khomeini<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 176,779 views<\/div>\n
Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini was an Iranian politician and Shia cleric who founded the Islamic Republic of Iran and served as its first supreme leader from 1979 until his death in…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Assassination of Ali Khamenei<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 154,957 views<\/div>\n
On 28 February 2026, Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader of Iran, was assassinated as part of a series of Israeli missile strikes around Tehran aimed at high-ranking Iranian officials. Khamenei's…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 152,471 views<\/div>\n
Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu is an Israeli politician and diplomat who has served as Prime Minister of Israel since 2022. Having previously held office from 1996 to 1999 and from 2009…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Alireza Arafi<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 148,464 views<\/div>\n
Alireza Arafi is an Iranian cleric and politician who has served as a member of the Guardian Council since 2019, and a member of the Assembly of Experts since 2022….<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Deaths in 2026<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 140,206 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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Israel<\/a><\/div>\n
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Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. It is bordered by Lebanon to the north, Syria to the northeast, Jordan…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Mojtaba Khamenei<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 123,500 views<\/div>\n
Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei is an Iranian politician and Muslim cleric. The second eldest child of Ali Khamenei, the former supreme leader of Iran, Mojtaba Khamenei served in the Iran\u2013Iraq War…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Mohammad Reza Pahlavi<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 117,626 views<\/div>\n
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was the last Shah of Iran from 1941 to 1979. He succeeded his father Reza Shah and ruled the Imperial State of Iran until he was overthrown…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Epstein files<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 112,525 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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Jeffrey Epstein<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 108,831 views<\/div>\n
Jeffrey Edward Epstein was an American financier and child sex offender. He began his career as a math teacher at the Dalton School, before entering the banking and finance sector….<\/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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