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The Top Stories On NPR.org In 2017

By Bill Chappell
Published December 21, 2017 at 12:30 PM PST
This story was published more than 7 years ago.
Top Stories from left to right: If Raw Fruits Or Veggies Give You A Tingly Mouth, It's A Real Syndrome; No Jail Time For 19-Year-Old In Idaho Coat-Hanger Assault Case; Flattening The 'Mummy Tummy' With 1 Exercise, 10 Minutes A Day; In A Surprise Send-Off, Obama Awards Biden Presidential Medal Of Freedom.
Rusty Gillespie/Flickr; Drew Nash; Times-News / www.magicvalley.com; Talia Herman for NPR; Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images
Top Stories from left to right: If Raw Fruits Or Veggies Give You A Tingly Mouth, It's A Real Syndrome; No Jail Time For 19-Year-Old In Idaho Coat-Hanger Assault Case; Flattening The 'Mummy Tummy' With 1 Exercise, 10 Minutes A Day; In A Surprise Send-Off, Obama Awards Biden Presidential Medal Of Freedom.

From shocking science news to human tragedies and political surprises, NPR's readers embraced a wide range of stories in 2017. Through hundreds of millions of pageviews, our audience followed along as the year presented news like we've never seen before.

Here are the most-viewed stories of NPR.org in 2017:

1-10

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11-20

21-30

31-40

41-50

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Bill Chappell
Bill Chappell is a writer, reporter and editor, and a leader on NPR's flagship digital news team. He has frequently contributed to NPR's audio and social media platforms, including hosting dozens of live shows online.
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