The Real World Pulls People In To This Week’s Google Zeitgeist

Last week, U.S. users searching on Google.com were looking for facts. Or at least were seeking information about something real that happened - sometime, somewhere. The real world spoke, whether through current headlines (spacecraft, pi, Teri Hatcher, Sebastian Telfair), sports (NCAA, Sebastian Telfair, World Baseball Classic, Barry Bonds, March Madness), history (Bettie Page, Knights Templar), or recent deaths (Dana Reeve, Gordon Parks, Peter Tomarken).

For breaking news and obscure information alike, people around the world search on Google. Below is a summary of the Google Zeitgeist results for the top 15 gainers on Google.com when comparing search queries that have risen by a significant percentage for the week of March 6-13.

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