Oregon Googles "How To Hack Wi-Fi" More Than Any Other State

Washington, our much more badass neighbor, wants to know how to cook wolves.

Googling how to do something is among the most personal activities someone can do on the internet, next to watching their favorite kind of porn, looking at their ex's Instagram and trying to figure out their health insurance benefits.

My recent how-to searches include "how to cook an eggplant" and "how to change a vacuum bag."

Real estate site Estately just revealed a whole lot about the collective psyche of each state. They used Google Autocomplete and Google Trends to come up with a list of the how-to's that each state Googles more than any other.

The list is oddly specific, but undeniably on-point for each state.

Keep in mind, it doesn't show the most-Googled how-to in each state; it's showing what each state Googles more than any other.

In Oregon, we search for "How to make floral arrangements" and "how to hack wifi" more than any state. Basically, we like to be on free WiFi when we upload photos of our pretty floral bouquets to social media.

In California, people are wondering "how to spot a narcissist," "how to join the KKK" and "how to get on Wheel of Fortune."

Washington's searches might be the most on-point of any state, which include "how to bake salmon," "how to cook a wolf," "how to use a french press," "how to eat a fig," "how to be hot," "how to dab," "how to make hard cider," "how to compost" (tie w/ Colorado) and "how to survive an earthquake."

Pennsylvania is particularly curious about defeating ISIS, New Jersey wants to know "how to stop Trump" and Wisconsin wants to stop its own governor. Those isolated souls in Oklahoma just want to know "how to sext," while equally forlorn Ohio, millennia behind Africa in technological advancement, wants to know "how to make fire."

Along with being confused about the proper spelling of "forty," the people of Texas want to know "how to sell your soul." You'd think it'd be easier there than anywhere.

You can read the full list here. But here's a map showing some of the best:

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