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If I type a question into Chrome search that begins with the word "How", it suggests that I search in the How I Met Your Mother wiki:

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It's been doing this for years. I have been to that wiki on purpose less than 5 times in the last two years, and none of those times in 2015.

Why does it do this? How do I turn it off?

I am using Chrome Version 42.0.2311.152 m

It's probably relevant that these times from many years ago do not even appear in the history anymore:

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You can turn this off by going to "Google Chrome Search Engine Settings", using the url:

chrome://settings/searchEngines

If you scroll through the list of the "Other Search Engines", you should find the one for the "How I Met Your Mother Wiki." If you hover over it, you should see an "x" on the right side of the row. Click on that and Voila! It's gone!

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Google Chrome automatically adds certain websites to Search if it is compatible with the feature, and you have visited the website a few times. The way Chrome does this is by identifying the search features on the websites you visit.

You are able to manage your personal Search by navigating to chrome://settings/searchEngines, and then removing the Search websites you don't want:

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You can also make a website your default search engine, for instance if you're particularly addicted to Amazon, you can get your shopaholic fix right from the address bar!

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