pWotD Episode 2927: 2025 India–Pakistan strikes Welcome to Popular Wiki of the Day, spotlighting Wikipedia's most visited pages, giving you a peek into what the world is curious about today. With 278,690 views on Wednesday, 7 May 2025 our article of the day is 2025 India–Pakistan strikes. On 7 May 2025, India conducted missile strikes on Pakistan and in Pakistan-administrated Jammu and Kashmir, codenamed Operation Sindoor. India said it targeted terrorist infrastructure of Lashkar-e-Taiba and Ja...
May 08, 2025•3 min
pWotD Episode 2926: Margaret Welcome to Popular Wiki of the Day, spotlighting Wikipedia's most visited pages, giving you a peek into what the world is curious about today. With 252,227 views on Tuesday, 6 May 2025 our article of the day is Margaret. Margaret is a feminine given name, which means "pearl". It is of Latin origin, via Ancient Greek and ultimately from Old Iranian. It has been an English name since the 11th century, and remained popular throughout the Middle Ages. It became less popu...
May 07, 2025•2 min
pWotD Episode 2925: Cinco de Mayo Welcome to Popular Wiki of the Day, spotlighting Wikipedia's most visited pages, giving you a peek into what the world is curious about today. With 372,869 views on Monday, 5 May 2025 our article of the day is Cinco de Mayo. Cinco de Mayo (Mexican Spanish: [ˈsiŋko ðe ˈmaʝo]; Spanish for 'Fifth of May') is an annual celebration held on May 5 to celebrate Mexico's victory over the Second French Empire at the Battle of Puebla in 1862, led by General Ignacio Zaragoz...
May 06, 2025•3 min
pWotD Episode 2924: Secretariat (horse) Welcome to Popular Wiki of the Day, spotlighting Wikipedia's most visited pages, giving you a peek into what the world is curious about today. With 173,513 views on Sunday, 4 May 2025 our article of the day is Secretariat (horse). Secretariat (March 30, 1970 – October 4, 1989), also known as Big Red, was a champion American thoroughbred racehorse who was the ninth winner of the American Triple Crown, setting and still holding the fastest time record in all...
May 05, 2025•4 min
pWotD Episode 2923: 2025 Australian federal election Welcome to Popular Wiki of the Day, spotlighting Wikipedia's most visited pages, giving you a peek into what the world is curious about today. With 433,542 views on Saturday, 3 May 2025 our article of the day is 2025 Australian federal election. The 2025 Australian federal election was held on Saturday, 3 May 2025 to elect members of the 48th parliament of Australia. The incumbent Labor government, led by Anthony Albanese, won re-election to a...
May 04, 2025•2 min
pWotD Episode 2922: Jill Sobule Welcome to Popular Wiki of the Day, spotlighting Wikipedia's most visited pages, giving you a peek into what the world is curious about today. With 207,999 views on Friday, 2 May 2025 our article of the day is Jill Sobule. Jill Sobule ( SOH-bee-ull; January 16, 1959 – May 1, 2025) was an American singer-songwriter best known for the 1995 single "I Kissed a Girl", and "Supermodel" from the soundtrack of the 1995 film Clueless. Her folk-inflected compositions altern...
May 03, 2025•2 min
pWotD Episode 2921: International Workers' Day Welcome to Popular Wiki of the Day, spotlighting Wikipedia's most visited pages, giving you a peek into what the world is curious about today. With 207,031 views on Thursday, 1 May 2025 our article of the day is International Workers' Day. International Workers' Day, also called Labour Day in some countries and often referred to as May Day, is a celebration of labourers and the working classes that is promoted by the international labour movement an...
May 02, 2025•3 min
pWotD Episode 2920: Thunderbolts* Welcome to Popular Wiki of the Day, spotlighting Wikipedia's most visited pages, giving you a peek into what the world is curious about today. With 281,375 views on Wednesday, 30 April 2025 our article of the day is Thunderbolts*. Thunderbolts* is a 2025 American superhero film based on Marvel Comics featuring the team Thunderbolts. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the 36th film in the Marvel Cinematic Univ...
May 01, 2025•3 min
pWotD Episode 2919: 2025 Canadian federal election Welcome to Popular Wiki of the Day, spotlighting Wikipedia's most visited pages, giving you a peek into what the world is curious about today. With 1,195,203 views on Tuesday, 29 April 2025 our article of the day is 2025 Canadian federal election. The 2025 Canadian federal election was held on April 28, 2025, to elect members of the House of Commons to the 45th Canadian Parliament. The writs of election were issued on March 23, 2025, after Gover...
Apr 30, 2025•4 min
pWotD Episode 2918: Water-level task Welcome to Popular Wiki of the Day, spotlighting Wikipedia's most visited pages, giving you a peek into what the world is curious about today. With 235,941 views on Monday, 28 April 2025 our article of the day is Water-level task. The water-level task is an experiment in developmental and cognitive psychology developed by Jean Piaget and Bärbel Inhelder. The experiment attempts to assess the subject's spatial reasoning. The subject is shown an upright bottle ...
Apr 29, 2025•2 min
pWotD Episode 2917: Conclave (film) Welcome to Popular Wiki of the Day, spotlighting Wikipedia's most visited pages, giving you a peek into what the world is curious about today. With 162,025 views on Sunday, 27 April 2025 our article of the day is Conclave (film). Conclave is a 2024 political thriller film directed by Edward Berger and written by Peter Straughan, based on the 2016 novel by Robert Harris. The film stars Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, Sergio Castellitto, and Isabella...
Apr 28, 2025•2 min
pWotD Episode 2916: Shedeur Sanders Welcome to Popular Wiki of the Day, spotlighting Wikipedia's most visited pages, giving you a peek into what the world is curious about today. With 563,169 views on Saturday, 26 April 2025 our article of the day is Shedeur Sanders. Shedeur Deion Sanders ( shəd-OOR; born February 7, 2002) is an American professional football quarterback for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Jackson State Tigers and Co...
Apr 27, 2025•1 min
pWotD Episode 2915: 2025 NFL draft Welcome to Popular Wiki of the Day, spotlighting Wikipedia's most visited pages, giving you a peek into what the world is curious about today. With 859,752 views on Friday, 25 April 2025 our article of the day is 2025 NFL draft. The 2025 NFL draft is the 90th annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible players. The draft is being held at Lambeau Field and its adjacent Titletown District in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on April ...
Apr 26, 2025•1 min
pWotD Episode 2914: Simla Agreement Welcome to Popular Wiki of the Day, spotlighting Wikipedia's most visited pages, giving you a peek into what the world is curious about today. With 364,792 views on Thursday, 24 April 2025 our article of the day is Simla Agreement. The Simla Agreement, also spelled Shimla Agreement, was a peace treaty signed between India and Pakistan on 2 July 1972 in Shimla, the capital of Himachal Pradesh. It followed the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, which began after India ...
Apr 25, 2025•2 min
pWotD Episode 2913: 2025 Pahalgam attack Welcome to Popular Wiki of the Day, spotlighting Wikipedia's most visited pages, giving you a peek into what the world is curious about today. With 378,417 views on Wednesday, 23 April 2025 our article of the day is 2025 Pahalgam attack. On 22 April 2025, a militant attack at Baisaran Valley near Pahalgam in the Anantnag district of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir killed at least 28 tourists and injured more than 20 others. The attack, one of the de...
Apr 24, 2025•1 min
pWotD Episode 2912: Pope John Paul II Welcome to Popular Wiki of the Day, spotlighting Wikipedia's most visited pages, giving you a peek into what the world is curious about today. With 263,814 views on Tuesday, 22 April 2025 our article of the day is Pope John Paul II. Pope John Paul II (Latin: Ioannes Paulus II; Italian: Giovanni Paolo II; Polish: Jan Paweł II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła, Polish: [ˈkarɔl ˈjuzɛv‿vɔjˈtɨwa]; 18 May 1920 – 2 April 2005) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign ...
Apr 23, 2025•5 min
pWotD Episode 2911: Pope Benedict XVI Welcome to Popular Wiki of the Day, spotlighting Wikipedia's most visited pages, giving you a peek into what the world is curious about today. With 624,120 views on Monday, 21 April 2025 our article of the day is Pope Benedict XVI. Pope Benedict XVI (Latin: Benedictus XVI; Italian: Benedetto XVI; German: Benedikt XVI.; born Joseph Alois Ratzinger, German: [ˈjoːzɛf ˈʔaːlɔɪ̯s ˈʁat͡sɪŋɐ]; (16 April 1927 – 31 December 2022) was head of the Catholic Church and so...
Apr 22, 2025•5 min
pWotD Episode 2910: Sinners (2025 film) Welcome to Popular Wiki of the Day, spotlighting Wikipedia's most visited pages, giving you a peek into what the world is curious about today. With 595,304 views on Sunday, 20 April 2025 our article of the day is Sinners (2025 film). Sinners is a 2025 American Southern Gothic horror film written, co-produced, and directed by Ryan Coogler. Set in 1932 in the Mississippi Delta, the film stars Michael B. Jordan in a dual role as twin brothers who return to th...
Apr 21, 2025•2 min
pWotD Episode 2909: WrestleMania 41 Welcome to Popular Wiki of the Day, spotlighting Wikipedia's most visited pages, giving you a peek into what the world is curious about today. With 493,966 views on Saturday, 19 April 2025 our article of the day is WrestleMania 41. WrestleMania 41, also promoted as WrestleMania Vegas, is an ongoing 2025 professional wrestling event produced by WWE. It is the 41st annual WrestleMania and is taking place as a two-night event on Saturday, April 19, and Sunday, Ap...
Apr 20, 2025•2 min
pWotD Episode 2908: Good Friday Welcome to Popular Wiki of the Day, spotlighting Wikipedia's most visited pages, giving you a peek into what the world is curious about today. With 466,574 views on Friday, 18 April 2025 our article of the day is Good Friday. Good Friday, also known as Holy Friday, Great Friday, Great and Holy Friday, or Friday of the Passion of the Lord, is a solemn Christian holy day commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus and his death at Calvary (Golgotha). It is observed durin...
Apr 19, 2025•2 min
pWotD Episode 2907: Maundy Thursday Welcome to Popular Wiki of the Day, spotlighting Wikipedia's most visited pages, giving you a peek into what the world is curious about today. With 199,872 views on Thursday, 17 April 2025 our article of the day is Maundy Thursday. Maundy Thursday, also referred to as Holy Thursday, or Thursday of the Lord's Supper, among other names, is a Christian feast during Holy Week that marks the beginning of the Paschal Triduum, and commemorates the Washing of the Feet...
Apr 18, 2025•2 min
pWotD Episode 2906: Schutzstaffel Welcome to Popular Wiki of the Day, spotlighting Wikipedia's most visited pages, giving you a peek into what the world is curious about today. With 7,919,078 views on Wednesday, 16 April 2025 our article of the day is Schutzstaffel. The Schutzstaffel (German: [ˈʃʊtsˌʃtafl̩] ; lit. 'Protection Squadron'; SS; also stylised with SS runes as ᛋᛋ) was a major paramilitary organisation under Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party in Nazi Germany, and later throughout German-o...
Apr 17, 2025•3 min
pWotD Episode 2905: Deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia Welcome to Popular Wiki of the Day, spotlighting Wikipedia's most visited pages, giving you a peek into what the world is curious about today. With 228,727 views on Tuesday, 15 April 2025 our article of the day is Deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia is a citizen of El Salvador who was illegally deported from the United States on March 15, 2025, in what the Trump administration called "an administrative error." ...
Apr 16, 2025•3 min
pWotD Episode 2904: Grand Slam (golf) Welcome to Popular Wiki of the Day, spotlighting Wikipedia's most visited pages, giving you a peek into what the world is curious about today. With 319,048 views on Monday, 14 April 2025 our article of the day is Grand Slam (golf). In golf, winning all of golf's major championships in the same calendar year constitutes the Grand Slam. In the amateur era, this feat was achieved in 1930 when Bobby Jones won the four major tournaments of that era open to amateu...
Apr 15, 2025•2 min
pWotD Episode 2903: Justin Rose Welcome to Popular Wiki of the Day, spotlighting Wikipedia's most visited pages, giving you a peek into what the world is curious about today. With 803,658 views on Sunday, 13 April 2025 our article of the day is Justin Rose. Justin Peter Rose (born 30 July 1980) is an English professional golfer. Rose first achieved significant media attention when he finished in fourth place at the 1998 Open Championship as an amateur. He turned pro the next day but struggled du...
Apr 14, 2025•2 min
pWotD Episode 2902: Rory McIlroy Welcome to Popular Wiki of the Day, spotlighting Wikipedia's most visited pages, giving you a peek into what the world is curious about today. With 276,525 views on Saturday, 12 April 2025 our article of the day is Rory McIlroy. Rory Daniel McIlroy (born 4 May 1989) is a Northern Irish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour and the PGA Tour. He is a former world number one in the Official World Golf Ranking and has spent over 100 weeks in that positio...
Apr 13, 2025•3 min
pWotD Episode 2901: Eric Dane Welcome to Popular Wiki of the Day, spotlighting Wikipedia's most visited pages, giving you a peek into what the world is curious about today. With 296,090 views on Friday, 11 April 2025 our article of the day is Eric Dane. Eric William Dane (born November 9, 1972) is an American actor. After multiple television roles in the 1990s and 2000s, which included his recurring role as Jason Dean in Charmed, Dane was cast as Mark Sloan on Grey's Anatomy (2006–2012; 2021). F...
Apr 12, 2025•1 min
pWotD Episode 2900: Good Bad Ugly Welcome to Popular Wiki of the Day, spotlighting Wikipedia's most visited pages, giving you a peek into what the world is curious about today. With 184,420 views on Thursday, 10 April 2025 our article of the day is Good Bad Ugly. Good Bad Ugly is a 2025 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film directed by Adhik Ravichandran and produced by Mythri Movie Makers. The film stars Ajith Kumar in the titular role, alongside Trisha Krishnan, Arjun Das, Sunil, Karthikeya...
Apr 11, 2025•2 min
pWotD Episode 2899: Peter Navarro Welcome to Popular Wiki of the Day, spotlighting Wikipedia's most visited pages, giving you a peek into what the world is curious about today. With 186,579 views on Wednesday, 9 April 2025 our article of the day is Peter Navarro. Peter Kent Navarro (born July 15, 1949) is an American economist who has been the senior counselor for trade and manufacturing to U. S. president Donald Trump since January 2025. He previously served in the first Trump administration, f...
Apr 10, 2025•4 min
pWotD Episode 2898: Dire wolf Welcome to Popular Wiki of the Day, spotlighting Wikipedia's most visited pages, giving you a peek into what the world is curious about today. With 996,180 views on Tuesday, 8 April 2025 our article of the day is Dire wolf. The dire wolf (Aenocyon dirus ) is an extinct species of canine which was native to the Americas during the Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene epochs (125,000–10,000 years ago). The species was named in 1858, four years after the first specimen ...
Apr 09, 2025•3 min
