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Dominika Cibulkova, Nancy Reagan, Skinny Jeans: What's the Buzz

By Vera H-C Chan
Wed, June 03, 2009, 12:24 pm PDT

Our top picks from the day's hottest searches.

1. Dominika Cibulkova (Searches increased 1,941%). The tiny Slavic player trounced popular Maria Sharapova (+331%) in the French Open. She faces Dinara Safina (+414%) Thursday.
2. Earth 2100 (+860%). ABC's "bleak" Tuesday night special on global warming got people thinking and searching.
3. Effeminate (+372%). The adjective that jumped out in an AP report mentioning North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's middle son, who was bypassed as a possible successor.
4. Nancy Reagan (+348%). The former First Lady, 87, witnessed the unveiling of a statue of her late husband, former president Ronald Reagan (+158%)
5. Skinny Jeans (+292%). Spoilsport medics say too-tight jeans can cause meralgia paresthetica, aka tingling thigh syndrome.

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