AP PHOTOS: Top 10 Search Trends of 2012
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?The Associated PressFILE - In this Sunday, April 25, 2010, file photo, U.S singer Whitney Houston performs at the o2 in London as part of her European tour, Sunday, April 25, 2010. Whitney Houston was the "top trending" search of 2012 according to Google Inc.'s year-end "zeitgeist" report. Google's 12th annual roundup is "an in-depth look at the spirit of the times as seen through the billions of searches on Google over the past year," the company said in a blog post Wednesday. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, File)
FILE - In this Sunday, April 25, 2010, file photo, U.S singer Whitney Houston performs at the o2 in London as part of her European tour, Sunday, April 25, 2010. Whitney Houston was the "top trending" search of 2012 according to Google Inc.'s year-end "zeitgeist" report. Google's 12th annual roundup is "an in-depth look at the spirit of the times as seen through the billions of searches on Google over the past year," the company said in a blog post Wednesday. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, File)
FILE - In this Sept. 25, 2012, file photo, South Korean rapper PSY, who sings the popular "Gangnam Style" song, answers reporters' question during a press conference in Seoul, South Korea. In Google's 12th annual roundup of trending searches, PSY's "Gangnam Style" music video trotted into second spot in 2012, a testament to his self-deprecating giddy-up dance move. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)
FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, file photo, Robert Connolly, left, embraces his wife Laura as they survey the remains of the home owned by her parents that burned to the ground in the Breezy Point section of New York, during Superstorm Sandy. In Google's 12th annual roundup of trending searches, Superstorm Sandy, the damaging storm that knocked out power and flooded parts of the East Coast in the midst of a U.S. presidential campaign, was third. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
FILE - In this Friday, April 20, 2012, file photo, Baek Sung-min, 23, reacts after purchasing a new iPad at an Apple store in Seoul, South Korea. In Google's 12th annual roundup of global trending searches, the iPad 3 was ranked fourth. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
FILE - This file video game image released by Activision Blizzard Inc., shows gameplay from "Diablo III". In Google's 12th annual roundup of global trending searches, the epic fantasy role-playing game was ranked fifth. (AP Photo/Activision Blizzard Inc.)
NEW YORK (AP) ? From the tragic to the downright silly, millions of people searched the Web in 2012 to find out about a royal princess, the latest iPad, a record-breaking skydiver and the death of a pop star.
Google released its 12th annual "zeitgeist" report on Wednesday. The company calls it "an in-depth look at the spirit of the times as seen through the billions of searches on Google over the past year."
Here's an Associated Press photo gallery of the top ten trending searches of 2012.
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