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1 | Pope Francis |
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1,299,584 |
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The Pope visited the United States, a week after becoming the first pontifex in Cuba. |
2 | Pablo Escobar |
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941,721 |
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Down from #1 after a three week lead, as those seeing Wagner Moura (pictured) playing the famed Colombian drug lord on Narcos keep on researching him. |
3 | Whitey Bulger |
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876,879 |
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This American criminal got a biopic about his life, Black Mass, where he's played by Johnny Depp. |
4 | Yogi Berra |
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861,806 |
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The Hall of Famer baseball player died at the age of 90. |
5 | Martin Shkreli |
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859,883 |
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The founder of Turing Pharmaceuticals is now a widely hated person for medicine price hiking. |
6 | Night of Champions (2015) |
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800,143 |
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The latest WWE pantomime, featuring among others Sting. |
7 | Scream Queens (2015 TV series) |
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760,169 |
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Fox has released this comedy horror series that is the latest endeavor by Ryan Murphy of Glee and American Horror Story fame. |
8 | Everest (2015 film) |
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610,990 | ![]() |
Universal Pictures took the unusual step of releasing this historical disaster pic (loosely based on the true-life account Into Thin Air) in premium widescreen and IMAX theatres only, before going wide next week. The strategy seems to have paid off, at least mildly, with a $7.5 million opening weekend. |
9 | Rockbitch |
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609,064 | ![]() |
Reddit learned about this all-female metal British band which was pagan and overtly sexual. |
10 | Yom Kippur |
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597,048 | ![]() |
The Jewish "Day of Atonement" occurs 10 days after Jewish New Year ( Rosh Hashanah), and involves fasting, repentance and prayer. |
11 | Jackie Collins |
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586,769 |
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Best-selling romance novelist Jacqueline Collins died two weeks before her 78th birthday. |
12 | Eid al-Adha |
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560,644 | ![]() |
The arrival of the other major Muslim holiday, after Eid al-Fitr, was marked by a sharp rise in interest. The "Feast of the Sacrifice" honours Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son Ishmael (Muslims read that story a bit differently) by sacrificing animals and dividing the portions among family, friends and the poor. If that seems a bit old-fashioned to you, ask yourself how much sympathy you've ever felt for your Christmas turkey. |
13 | Deaths in 2015 | 545,309 | ![]() |
The viewing figures for this article have been remarkably constant; fluctuating week to week between 450 and 550 thousand on average, apparently heedless of who actually died. | |
14 | George Hotz |
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478,362 |
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Reddit remembered the 17 year old that unlocked the original iPhone back in 2007. |
15 | Robert Black (serial killer) |
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450,255 |
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The most disturbing of those Reddit-propelled articles. |
16 | 2015 Rugby World Cup |
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421,973 |
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The latest edition of rugby union's quadrennial tournament kicked off in England. |
17 | Carly Fiorina |
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403,701 | ![]() |
The Republican potential presidential candidate continues to hold her own, even with the fierce competition of our next entry... |
18 | Donald Trump |
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401,070 | ![]() |
The Donald's presidential campaign continues to stir the media, as shown by a New York article, Trump's appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and an episode of South Park where he is murdered. |
19 | List of Bollywood films of 2015 |
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396,409 | ![]() |
Not an unusual visitor to the Top 25. |
20 | Gotham (TV series) |
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380,498 | ![]() |
The second season of the televisual reboot of the Batman franchise premiered on September 21. |
21 | How to Get Away with Murder |
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354,620 |
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One of the new shows that hit the airwaves was this drama where a teacher is caught in a murder plot. |
22 | John Boehner |
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350,810 |
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One day after the Pope (#1) visited Washington, the Speaker of the House of Representatives announced his resignation. His sucessor will be elected in October. |
23 | Narcos |
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349,481 | ![]() |
The TV series about the rise of Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar (see #2) premiered in its entirety on Netflix on August 28. |
24 | List of superheroines |
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345,207 |
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For some reason, this got a popularity bump, with legitimate views. Go figure. |
25 | Fear the Walking Dead |
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339,370 | ![]() |
The first season of AMC's spin-off to their hit series The Walking Dead is about to end. |