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These were the people and events that made the internet curious in 2019, according to Wikipedia

13. Captain Marvel (film)

These were the people and events that made the internet curious in 2019, according to Wikipedia

12. Game of Thrones (season 8): HBO's hit show wrapped up its final season this year, with more than 19 million viewers tuning in for the series finale. Some of those viewers may not have seen the rest of the series and needed to catch up.

12. Game of Thrones (season 8): HBO

11. Jeffrey Epstein: Epstein was charged with sex trafficking in a sprawling case that included years of abuse; it sparked a swirl of news about his financial dealings and the influential people who were in his orbit. In August, he killed himself in a Manhattan jail cell while awaiting trial.

11. Jeffrey Epstein: Epstein was charged with sex trafficking in a sprawling case that included years of abuse; it sparked a swirl of news about his financial dealings and the influential people who were in his orbit. In August, he killed himself in a Manhattan jail cell while awaiting trial.

10. Keanu Reeves: Reeves appeared in two major movies in 2019, 'Toy Story 4' and 'John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum'

10. Keanu Reeves: Reeves appeared in two major movies in 2019,

9. Billie Eilish: the teen musician became a pop sensation this year, releasing her debut studio album, 'When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?'

9. Billie Eilish: the teen musician became a pop sensation this year, releasing her debut studio album,

8. List of Marvel Cinematic Universe films: Thanks to the box office success of titles like 'Avengers: Endgame' and 'Captain Marvel,' fans wanted to know what else the franchise had to offer.

8. List of Marvel Cinematic Universe films: Thanks to the box office success of titles like

7. Joker (2019 film)

7. Joker (2019 film)

6. List of highest-grossing films: With 'Avengers: Endgame' shattering the record in 2019, moviegoers wanted to see which titles it beat out.

6. List of highest-grossing films: With

5. Chernobyl disaster: HBO's docudrama 'Chernobyl' generated lots of curiosity about the 1986 nuclear explosion in Pripyat, Ukraine, that inspired the series.

5. Chernobyl disaster: HBO

4. Freddie Mercury: 'Bohemian Rhapsody,' the biopic about the iconic Queen frontman, was a major box-office success this year, and people wanted to know more about the man born Farrokh Bulsara.

4. Freddie Mercury:

3. Ted Bundy: People online were particularly interested in the infamous serial killer. Curiosity spiked in 2019 thanks to the film 'Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile' and the documentary 'Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes'

3. Ted Bundy: People online were particularly interested in the infamous serial killer. Curiosity spiked in 2019 thanks to the film

2. Deaths in 2019: The second most-viewed Wikipedia page was a list of the people who died this year, from Toni Morrison to Luke Perry.

2. Deaths in 2019: The second most-viewed Wikipedia page was a list of the people who died this year, from Toni Morrison to Luke Perry.

1. Avengers: Endgame: The most-viewed page of the year was for the blockbuster Marvel film, which wrapped up multiple story arcs from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, bringing characters from across the franchise together for an epic final battle.

1. Avengers: Endgame: The most-viewed page of the year was for the blockbuster Marvel film, which wrapped up multiple story arcs from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, bringing characters from across the franchise together for an epic final battle.
See Wikipedia's full list here.

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