Yahoo Searches for Bin Laden Spiked 98,550% on Sunday [STATS]

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Sarah Kessler
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Yahoo Searches for Bin Laden Spiked 98,550% on Sunday [STATS]
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Yahoo reports that searches for "Osama Bin Laden" spiked 98,550% Sunday evening, compared to Saturday (see the bar all the way on the right border of the graph), while searches for "September 11th" spiked 1,009% and searches for "Pakistan Map" spiked 2,594%.

For comparison's sake, consider that Pippa Middleton's royal wedding debut caused a meager 303% spike in Yahoo search queries for her name.

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Some other interesting tidbits from Yahoo's search data:

"President Bush" spiked 302%.

"Pakistan News" spiked 610% ("Pakistan Newspaper" spiked 160%).

"President Obama’s Approval Rating" spiked 119%.

Other popular searches included "911 Conspiracy," "How did Osama bin Laden Die?" and "Is it Usama or Osama?"

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