We've all googled some pretty embarrassing things, right? From "wait, how do I make scrambled eggs again?" to "what is this weird mole on my elbow?", Google has truly seen it all. A new study has looked into all our questionable internet searches to determine what our most embarrassing guilty pleasures really are. How did they determine this information? First, a list was put together of popular topics that "you might type into Google when no one's looking," then the list was cross referenced with Google Trends data from each country.
The search revealed a ton of interesting information about countries all over the world. Spanish-speaking countries, including Argentina, Ecuador, Mexico, and Spain, are most likely to be Googling questions about how to find love on Tinder and Grindr. Bulgaria, Denmark, Germany, and Sweden spend a lot of time searching all things World of Warcraft, while people living in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, France, Italy, Norway, Romania, and Slovakia can't get enough of conspiracy theories.
What is America's most embarrassing online guilty pleasure? Well, according to the study, Americans are most likely to head to sites like WebMD to research their medical symptoms. Americans aren't alone in this either, as residents of the U.K. are also fond of falling into a blackhole of symptom searches. Been there!
The study found some other entertaining results, as well. For example, citizens of Cyprus are still playing Farmville. Egyptians are searching for "free adult content," while Iranians are looking for new instagram models to follow. Zynga Poker is popular in a number of countries, including Mongolia and Montenegro. And then there's New Zealand, a country on the hunt for more Buzzfeed Quizzes. How else will they determine which mythological creature they are if they don't go shopping for clothes via Buzzfeed?
We've all used Google to search some colorful things. It's just comforting to know we're not alone in our weird internet searches.