With over 800,000 topics covered on Wikipedia, users can find everything from breaking news to the most obscure articles. The Wikipedia Zeitgeist (yes, it's an idea pinched from Google) is a summary of the most popular queries and articles each month.

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Most popular articles:

1. Nick Berg (Iraq hostage)
2. John Kerry
3. Kim Sun-il (Iraq hostage)
4. OS-tan (deeply bizarre; a must-read)
5. List of sex positions
6. United States
7. Crushing by elephant (seriously)
8. Bobby Fischer (former chess champion)
9. Wikipedia
10. Wiki

Most popular search terms:

1. wikipedia
2. wiki
3. nick berg
4. cristiano ronaldo
5. teresa heinz kerry
6. encyclopedia
7. beheading
8. harry potter and the half blood prince
9. marlon brando
10. ken jennings

Most popular articles:

1. Paul Johnson (hostage) (Iraq hostage)
2. Kim Sun-il (Iraq hostage)
3. Paul Marshall Johnson, Jr. (Iraq hostage)
4. Beheading
5. Decapitation
6. Redmond, Washington (Microsoft HQ)
7. Goatse.cx (Slashdot)
8. SpaceShipOne
9. Wikipedia
10. United States

Most popular search terms:

1. wikipedia
2. beheading
3. paul johnson
4. kim sun il
5. beheaded
6. kimsunil
7. nick berg
8. kim sun-il
9. beheading video (not on Wikipedia)
10. wiki