A Year in Search

In 2014 we searched trillions of times. What do these searches say about us?

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Highest Victory?

Hoping for the biggest win in World Cup history

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Sochi on Thin Ice

A total of 2,873 athletes from 88 nations took part, but who captured the world's focus during the Winter Olympics in Sochi?

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What is La Décima?

Touchdowns, knockouts and trophies

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Formula One Royalty

The F1 2014 season finished with victory for Lewis Hamilton as he claimed his second world title, but what's next for the champion driver?

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Ebola

What the world needed to know

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Where Is MH370?

Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 went missing less than an hour after takeoff in March. The world continues to search in hope.

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Conflict and Crisis

Can searching the past help us make sense of the present?

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Verdicts that Gripped the World

Civil unrest, independence polls and courtroom dramas made the headlines this year, but which moments did we find most compelling?

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Jared Leto Instagram

Getting closer to the stars

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Unexpected Hero

The World Cup in Brazil was ready for a star. Few saw this one coming, least of all the goalkeeper as Rodríguez scored the Goal of the Tournament.

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Conchita Wurst

The man who rose like a phoenix

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Add Reminder

From lists to New Year's resolutions, and from journals to photo albums, the technology in our hands keeps us connected like never before.

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Where Is Rosetta?

A four-billion-mile quest to land on a comet

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Awakening the Marty McFly in us all

The world has dreamed of hoverboards since the 1980s hit, Back to the Future II, but why did 'hoverboard hoax' and 'hoverboard real' take off this year?

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Robin Williams

Remembering the brightest star

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Screen Greats

From adorable curls to sharp tongues, Hollywood lost some huge personalities this year. We searched in celebration of their lives.

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Phenomenal Woman

Poet, author, activist, inspiration

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Moments of Genius

From talent in the studio, to the stadium and behind the decks, we searched for the magic our heroes left behind.

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Moon or Sun?

Looking up at the Universe

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Chia or Kale?

We are what we search. From greens to sweet treats, we revealed a little bit about ourselves through the food on our minds.

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How to Teleport

Just one of the quirky and wonderful questions we asked this year

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The Beast of Paris

Which stripey maneater got us searching as it stalked the French capital on a cold day in November?

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What Is ALS?

We made ice, and then we made a difference

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Buy Pharrell Hat

It's not what you wear, it's how you wear it. We saw how one man's effortless confidence made it cool to stand out.

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Selfie Tips

Who wanted to look their best, boys or girls?

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XOXO

It doesn't matter who you're with or where you come from—a kiss is a kiss. But who really speaks the language of love?

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Flappy Bird Cheats

Our highest search after the game itself

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Movies

The top three highest-grossing movies of 2014 took in over $2.5B in revenue, but do box office and search success go hand in hand?

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Walkers or White Walkers?

A fight to the death

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