Google released its annual "Year in Search" stats . . . and in 2023, it was dominated by War, Kevin James, and the Roman Empire.
Here's a rundown of the top searches in the U.S. . . .
1. The top news topics we googled were: The war in Israel and Gaza . . . the Titanic submarine . . . Hurricane Hilary . . . Hurricane Idalia . . . and Hurricane Lee.
The next five were The Maine shooting . . . the Nashville shooting . . . the Maui fire . . . the Idaho murder trial . . . and the Canada wildfires.
2. The top memes we searched were: Kevin James . . . Ohio . . . Police girl . . . Folding chair . . . Smurf cat . . . the Waffle House new host . . . One two buckle my shoe . . . Animan Studios . . . Selena Gomez . . . and Submarine.
3. The top trends we searched were: The Roman Empire trend . . . the Moon phase trend . . . the AI yearbook trend . . . the Instagram notes number trend . . . and the Fruit Roll-Ups trend.
4. The top "How Often . . . " searches were: How often do you think about the Roman Empire?.. How often is the World Baseball Classic? . . . How often is the Blue Moon? . . . How often is the World Cup?.. How often do trains derail?
5. The top recipes we searched were: Grimace shake . . . Lasagna soup . . . Chicken cobbler . . . Black cake . . . and Pumptini.