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2,079,773
Total Views (all time)
Country
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1
Gregorian calendar
internationally accepted civil calendar, first used in 1582
80,560
views
views
2
physics
study of matter and its motion, along with related concepts such as energy and force
76,579
views
views
3
tabby cat
domestic cat with a distinctive coat marked by stripes, dots, lines, or other patterns
71,018
views
views
4
human evolution
evolutionary process leading up to the appearance of anatomically modern humans
66,502
views
views
5
misanthropy
general dislike of humanity
65,741
views
views
6
feminism
group of movements that come about defining, and defending women liberation and gender equity
55,409
views
views
7
vibe coding
software development practice with AI assistance
53,125
views
views
8
Julian calendar
calendar introduced by Julius Caesar in 45 BC
46,330
views
views
9
geography of the United States
overview of the geography of the United States of America
42,774
views
views
10
homeopathy
system of pseudoscientific alternative medicine based on the doctrine of "like cures like"
40,525
views
views
11
Ayurveda
pseudoscientific alternative medicine originating from India
39,316
views
views
12
tricolour cat
coat pattern in domestic cats
37,389
views
views
13
French Republican calendar
calendar
36,958
views
views
14
tortoiseshell
two-color coat coloring found almost exclusively in female cats
36,301
views
views
15
demographics of India
Aspect of human geography in India
35,594
views
views
16
Jihadism
Belief in one's internal struggle against one's own evil inclinations
35,286
views
views
17
Hellenistic period
period of Mediterranean history from 323 to 31 BC
30,854
views
views
18
logic
study of correct reasoning
28,271
views
views
19
semantics
study of meaning in language
27,749
views
views
20
demographics of Ukraine
demographics of country
27,016
views
views
21
self-immolation of Aaron Bushnell
self-immolation of a 25-year-old U.S. serviceman
26,695
views
views
22
Critical Role
American TTRPG web series
25,005
views
views
23
Chinese calendar
lunisolar calendar
24,212
views
views
24
Lebensraum
German "living space" ideas of settler colonialism (1890s–1940s)
23,800
views
views
25
demographics of Germany
demographics of country
23,409
views
views
26
Roman calendar
calendar
22,727
views
views
27
demographics of Israel
national demographics
21,331
views
views
28
Socratic method
type of dialog or debate
20,273
views
views
29
Islamic calendar
lunar calendar used by Muslims to determine religious observances
20,187
views
views
30
etymology science
study of the history of words, their origins, and how their form and meaning have changed over time
19,604
views
views
31
Altai Mountains
mountains in Russia, Kazakhstan, China, and Mongolia
18,630
views
views
32
biotechnology
technologies directly involving biology; formerly or more narrowly the use of living systems and organisms to develop or make useful products
18,547
views
views
33
BCG vaccine
vaccine primarily used against tuberculosis
18,311
views
views
34
timeline of human evolution
chronological outline of major events in the development of the human species
18,305
views
views
35
cosmology
scientific study of the origin, evolution, and eventual fate of the universe
18,282
views
views
36
dispensationalism
Christian theology
18,090
views
views
37
gradient descent
optimization algorithm
18,034
views
views
38
Kinsey scale
social distribution of sexual orientation
17,990
views
views
39
chronology of the universe
history and future of the universe according to Big Bang cosmology
17,549
views
views
40
physiotherapy
is a medical specialty that aims to address the illnesses or injuries that limit a person's abilities to function in everyday lives
17,535
views
views
41
positron
subatomic particle with positive charge
17,432
views
views
42
Pauli exclusion principle
quantum mechanical principle that two identical fermions cannot occupy the same quantum state simultaneously
17,409
views
views
43
syntax
inner structure of sentences and the linguistic field that studies it
16,687
views
views
44
Maya calendar
system of calendars used in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica
16,390
views
views
45
Alcoholics Anonymous
self-help organization
16,265
views
views
46
critical sociology
philosophy that sociological understanding's primarily use should be social reform
16,103
views
views
47
natural language processing
field of computer science and linguistics
15,704
views
views
48
Apple Intelligence
artificial intelligence platform developed by Apple
15,408
views
views
49
genetics
science of genes, heredity, and variation in living organisms
14,914
views
views
50
greenhouse effect
atmospheric heat retention
14,647
views
views
51
sleep deprivation
condition of not having enough sleep
14,504
views
views
52
biochemistry
study of chemical processes in living organisms
14,296
views
views
53
entomology
scientific study of insects
14,194
views
views
54
backpropagation
optimization algorithm for artificial neural networks
14,130
views
views
55
Médecins Sans Frontières
international humanitarian medical non-governmental organisation
14,080
views
views
56
Kling AI
generative AI tool for image and video creation offering artistic and commercial applications
13,964
views
views
57
creationism
religious belief that nature, and aspects such as the universe, Earth, life, and humans, originated with supernatural acts of divine creation
13,914
views
views
58
PowerShell
cross-platform command-line interface and scripting language for system and network administration
13,595
views
views
59
polio vaccine
vaccine to prevent poliomyelitis
13,135
views
views
60
history of Rome
history of city of Rome and Roman civilization
12,861
views
views
61
wheel of the year
annual cycle of seasonal festivals observed by many modern Pagans
12,788
views
views
62
COVID-19 vaccine
vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus
12,776
views
views
63
sexology
scientific study of human sexuality
12,748
views
views
64
palimpsest
manuscript page that's been used multiple times
12,494
views
views
65
hybrid warfare
type of war, warfare and a theory of military strategy
12,487
views
views
66
astrophysics
science that employs the methods and principles of physics and chemistry in the study of astronomical objects and phenomena
12,469
views
views
67
Today
American morning television program broadcast on NBC
12,340
views
views
68
Geography of Chile
Overview of the geography of Chile
12,336
views
views
69
Three Sisters
main agricultural crops of various Native American groups in North America
12,193
views
views
70
de-extinction
process of creating an organism, which is either a member of, or resembles an extinct species, or breeding population of such organisms
12,189
views
views
71
numismatics
study of currencies, coins and paper money
12,144
views
views
72
halo
safety device in open-wheel racing
12,102
views
views
73
Geography of Russia
Overview of the geography of Russia
11,746
views
views
74
AlphaGo versus Lee Sedol
Go match between AlphaGo and Lee Sedol
11,505
views
views
75
morphology
identification, analysis and description of the structure of a given language's morphemes and other linguistic units
11,462
views
views
76
psychopathography of Adolf Hitler
Hypotheses about Adolf Hitler's mental state
11,316
views
views
77
Geography of India
Overview of the geography of India
11,204
views
views
78
ethology
scientific study of animal behavior
11,031
views
views
79
hoodoo
tall, thin spire of rock that protrudes from the bottom of an arid drainage basin or badland
10,882
views
views
80
gender studies
interdisciplinary academic field devoted to analysing gender identity and gendered representation
10,867
views
views
81
Deep Blue versus Garry Kasparov
pair of chess matches between Deep Blue and Kasparov
10,803
views
views
82
clitoral hood reduction
procedure that trims the prepuce in order to further expose the clitoral glans of the clitoris
10,787
views
views
83
AlphaFold
software by DeepMind
10,637
views
views
84
Generations of Noah
genealogy of the sons of Noah and their dispersion into many lands after the Flood found in Genesis
10,577
views
views
85
MMR vaccine
any of several combined vaccines against measles, mumps, and rubella
10,474
views
views
86
rabies vaccine
group of vaccines against infection of humans and animals with the rabies virus
10,365
views
views
87
pharmacy
science that studies the chemical, pharmacological and pharmaceutical properties of drugs
10,248
views
views
88
phonetics
branch of linguistics that comprises the study of the sounds of human speech
10,228
views
views
89
teletext
television information retrieval service developed in the United Kingdom in the early 1970s
10,088
views
views
90
Early Dynastic Period of Egypt
period of ancient Egyptian history
10,044
views
views
91
Geography of Japan
Overview of the geography of Japan
9,994
views
views
92
five-year plans of India
economic policies of India
9,851
views
views
93
Weimar Constitution
German constitution of 1919
9,611
views
views
94
Robin Hobb bibliography
9,571
views
views
95
neutrino astronomy
observational astronomy that benefits from the direct, or indirect, detection of neutrinos
9,545
views
views
96
ornithology
study of birds
9,543
views
views
97
pragmatics
branch of linguistics about how context contributes to meaning, studying implicature, speech acts, relevance and conversation
9,398
views
views
98
Zersetzung
technique for the fight against political opponents by destroying them on a psychological, economical and personal life level, employed by the Ministry for State Security (Stasi) of former socialist East Germany
9,254
views
views
99
influenza vaccine
vaccine against influenza
9,127
views
views
100
demographics of Belgium
demographics of country
9,104
views
views