{"id":8344,"date":"2026-03-05T06:00:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T06:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sweary.com\/daily\/trending\/%f0%9f%93%96-the-internets-curiosity-most-read-wikipedia-articles-march-5-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T06:00:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T06:00:11","slug":"%f0%9f%93%96-the-internets-curiosity-most-read-wikipedia-articles-march-5-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sweary.com\/daily\/trending\/%f0%9f%93%96-the-internets-curiosity-most-read-wikipedia-articles-march-5-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udcd6 The Internet’s Curiosity: Most-Read Wikipedia Articles – March 5, 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 509,817 views<\/div>\n
Beginning on 28 February 2026, Israel and the United States engaged in coordinated joint attacks on various sites in Iran. Codenamed Operation Roaring Lion by Israel and Operation Epic Fury…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\ud83e\udd48 James Talarico<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 415,813 views<\/div>\n
James Dell Talarico is an American politician, Presbyterian seminarian, and former public school teacher who has served as a member of the Texas House of Representatives since 2018. Talarico is…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\ud83e\udd49 Ali Khamenei<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 413,279 views<\/div>\n
Ali Hosseini Khamenei was an Iranian politician and Shia cleric who served as the second supreme leader of Iran from 1989 until his assassination during the 2026 Iran war. He…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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IRIS Dena<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 366,965 views<\/div>\n
IRIS Dena (75) was a Moudge-class frigate in the Southern Fleet of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy, named after Mount Dena. On 4 March 2026, during the 2026 Iran…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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.xxx<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 285,386 views<\/div>\n
.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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Jasmine Crockett<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 266,650 views<\/div>\n
Jasmine Felicia Crockett is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Texas's 30th congressional district since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, she represented the 100th district…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Iran<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 248,722 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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Mojtaba Khamenei<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 229,485 views<\/div>\n
Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei is an Iranian politician and Twelver Shi'ite cleric. The second eldest child of Ali Khamenei, the former supreme leader of Iran, Mojtaba Khamenei served in the Iran\u2013Iraq…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Men's T20 World Cup<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 197,820 views<\/div>\n
The ICC Men's T20 World Cup, formerly the ICC World Twenty20, is a biennial world cup for cricket in Twenty20 International (T20I) format, organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC)….<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Yakovlev Yak-130<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 196,138 views<\/div>\n
The Yakovlev Yak-130 is a subsonic, two-seat, advanced jet trainer and light combat aircraft originally developed by Yakovlev and Aermacchi as the "Yak\/AEM-130". It has also been marketed as a…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Steve Toth<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 161,453 views<\/div>\n
Steve Hixson Toth is an American businessman, pastor, and politician serving as a member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 15, The Woodlands area. Toth is the Republican…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Ruhollah Khomeini<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 139,512 views<\/div>\n
Ruhollah Mostafavi 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…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Deaths in 2026<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 138,808 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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Lou Holtz<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 135,585 views<\/div>\n
Louis Leo Holtz was an American college football coach and television analyst. He served as the head football coach at the College of William & Mary (1969\u20131971), North Carolina State…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Islamic Republic of Iran Navy<\/a><\/div>\n
\ud83d\udc41 126,395 views<\/div>\n
The Islamic Republic of Iran Navy, also referred as the Iranian Navy, is the naval warfare service branch of Iran's regular military, the Islamic Republic of Iran Army. It is…<\/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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