Actor <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2014%2F08%2F12%2Fshowbiz%2Frobin-williams-obit%2F">Robin Williams</a> became the top trending Google search for 2014 following his death in August.
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Actor Robin Williams became the top trending Google search for 2014 following his death in August.
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The <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2014%2F06%2F23%2Ftech%2Fsocial-media%2Fworld-cup-social-media%2F">World Cup</a> was the second-most Googled topic of the year. Argentina-Netherlands was the most searched match, and U.S. goalie <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fknowyourmeme.com%2Fmemes%2Fthings-tim-howard-could-save" target="_blank" target="_blank">Tim Howard</a> was the star of the year's most-searched-for meme.
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The World Cup was the second-most Googled topic of the year. Argentina-Netherlands was the most searched match, and U.S. goalie Tim Howard was the star of the year's most-searched-for meme.
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<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2014%2F04%2F11%2Fhealth%2Febola-fast-facts%2F">Ebola queries </a>dominated the search engine in 2014. The disease was one of the most popular overall topics, the No. 1 "What is" search, and it had the most Googled symptoms.
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Ebola queries dominated the search engine in 2014. The disease was one of the most popular overall topics, the No. 1 "What is" search, and it had the most Googled symptoms.
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The mystery of missing <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2FSPECIALS%2Fasia%2Fmalaysia-airlines">Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 </a>captivated people around the world. There were more searches for "mh370 found" than "mh370 lost," according to Google.
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The mystery of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 captivated people around the world. There were more searches for "mh370 found" than "mh370 lost," according to Google.
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The <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2014%2F08%2F13%2Ftech%2Fice-bucket-challenge%2F">ALS Ice Bucket Challenge</a>, in which people dumped a bucket of ice on their heads to raise money for Lou Gehrig's disease, was a viral hit in 2014.
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The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, in which people dumped a bucket of ice on their heads to raise money for Lou Gehrig's disease, was a viral hit in 2014.
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Unexpected hit smartphone game <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2014%2F02%2F05%2Ftech%2Fgaming-gadgets%2Fflappy-bird-game%2F">Flappy Bird</a> inspired hours of tapping, lengthy think pieces -- and a large number of Google searches.
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Unexpected hit smartphone game Flappy Bird inspired hours of tapping, lengthy think pieces -- and a large number of Google searches.
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Austria's <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2014%2F05%2F11%2Fworld%2Feurope%2Feurovision-ukraine-russia-conchita-wurst%2F">Conchita Wurst</a> won the Eurovision Song Contest in May and became an overnight sensation online.
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Austria's Conchita Wurst won the Eurovision Song Contest in May and became an overnight sensation online.
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"<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2014%2F08%2F08%2Fworld%2Fisis-fast-facts%2F">ISIS</a>" was a top Googled term in the U.S. and around the world, and "What is ISIS" was the third most popular "What is" query.
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"ISIS" was a top Googled term in the U.S. and around the world, and "What is ISIS" was the third most popular "What is" query.
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Disney's "Frozen" was everywhere in 2014. The movie was a top search term, little kids bought Elsa dresses in <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2014%2F11%2F05%2Fshowbiz%2Ffrozen-costume-dresses%2F">record numbers</a>, and the catchy "Let it Go" was one of the<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2014%2F12%2F08%2Ftech%2Fmobile%2Fapple-year-end-list%2F"> most purchased</a> songs of the year.
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Disney's "Frozen" was everywhere in 2014. The movie was a top search term, little kids bought Elsa dresses in record numbers, and the catchy "Let it Go" was one of the most purchased songs of the year.
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The <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fedition.cnn.com%2FSPORT%2Fwinter-olympics%2F">2014 Sochi Winter Olympics</a> captured the world's attention this year, but the event was not as popular online as the World Cup.
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The 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics captured the world's attention this year, but the event was not as popular online as the World Cup.
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