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The top news of the day can change every day, but there's usually some themes that rise to the top in terms of reader interest.

Weird news, horrid criminals and George Zimmerman come to mind. So does Disney. It's not always people from Orlando, though, looking at the content we produce.

Every year, for instance, one of the top stories of the year comes from the thousands of people around the world who want to know more about Orlando's beach. OK, so we don't have a beach exactly, but when you type in "Orlando Beaches" into Google, what you get is one of our stories about the closest beaches to Orlando.

Sometimes, social media or inbound traffic from another website will drive traffic to a particular story, like Reddit.com or Fark.com.

2014 was no different, with a mix of stories that did well not only with local viewers, but hit a nerve with the rest of the world.

Here's the top 20 headlines in terms of page views to OrlandoSentinel.com. Click on the headlines to read more on each story.

1. Walmart offends with website section for 'fat girl costumes' (Read the story)

2. Universal roller coaster accident a hoax, contains malware (Read the story)

3. 5 closest beaches to Orlando (Read the story)

4. Smell from boy, clothes leads to mom s arrest (Read the story)

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Just what were you clicking on in 2014?