The Top Google Searches Of 2017

Google has released it's annual "year in review" list, and it's always very interesting to see what other people are searching on Google and if I have searched those terms.  And 2017 doesn't disappoint with some doozies!

Here are the Top 10 U.S. based Google searches for 2017:

1.  Hurricane Irma.  It leveled the Caribbean, then hit Florida back in September.

2.  Matt Lauer.  This is astonishing when you think about it, he was fired from NBC two weeks ago.

3.  Tom Petty.  He passed away back on October 2nd.

4.  The Super Bowl.

5.  The Las Vegas mass shooting.

6.  The Mayweather vs. McGregor fight in August.

7.  The solar eclipse.

8.  Hurricane Harvey, which hit the Gulf Coast back in August.

9.  Aaron Hernandez, the former Patriots player who went to jail for murder, then took his own life back in April.

10.  Fidget spinners.