Google recently launched Google Trends, a service that allows you to “see what the world is searching for.” Google shows off how one might compare skiing to surfing *yawn*. With a bit of work, however, we found some results that were a little more… revealing…

Sex
Sex doesn’t have too many ebbs and flows, it has pretty much remained insanely popular throughout the history of time. What is interesting though is what city is most interested in sex. San Francisco? New York? Try Cairo followed by Chennai and Delhi, both in India. Seems the desert sun has that effect on people… or is it repression? Moving on…

Al Qaida
Hmm… where is that Osama Bin Laden guy… maybe start with Rabat Morocco?! The city absolutely blows away (pun intended) the competition when it comes to having a propensity for Al Qaida searches. We’d say that sort of interest goes beyond morbid curiosity.

Torture
Man we HATE losing. Unfortunately, when it comes to torture we’re not quite as good as the Italian mafia. Our message to the US government: don’t settle for the silver medal just yet. You might not know much but you do know torture. Let’s get that trophy!! U S A! U S A!

WMD
We might’ve been to quick to come down on this administration. If anyone has claimed our government has given up its search for WMDs, you need look no further than Google Trends. Washington is still a hub of WMD search activity, though one look at the line graph and you’ll realize their enthusiasm is losing steam. Maybe they’ve moved onto other things (see: torture)

Chuck Norris vs. Jack Bauer
Finally, we all know Chuck would take Jack in a no-holds-barred cage match, but he also absolutely destroys him in web mind-share… even though it’s all in Poland.

If you find more interesting searches, let us hear them. We know there are still some tasty nuggets remaining.