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The world searched for Robin Williams more than 5 million times. Williams died on 11 August 2014. He was 63. He was known for the movies Good Will Hunting (1997), Dead Poets Society (1989), Jumanji (1995), Alladin (1992), Mrs Doubtfire (1993), among others; and on TV, Mork and Mindy (1978-1982). He made 4 more movies in 2014 and one for 2015. In the Philippines, 200,000+ Filipinos googled Robin's name. CNN has a related story .

Americans searched the Net for "Ferguson" more than 1 million times. Ferguson is a city in Missouri, USA. On August 9, a certain Michael Brown was shot dead in Ferguson. The next day, a candlelight vigil turned violent. The stories didn't end there. You may read "Ferguson" timeline on USA Today.