2022 wasn't the year of Cleopatra – so why was she the most viewed page on Wikipedia?

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TIL that, when Cleopatra VII. Philpator (the one we know from Shakespeare/Asterix) was born in 69 b.c., her greek family, the Ptolemies, had already been ruling Egypt for 236 years since 305

Why was Cleopatra 2022's most viewed page on Wikipedia?

2022 Wasn't the Year of Cleopatra – So Why Was She the Most Viewed Page on Wikipedia?

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