The metaphor of a rabbit hole comes from Lewis Carroll's 1865 novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, in which Alice begins an adventure by following the White Rabbit into his burrow.
[2] Films based on historical people or events often spur viewers to explore Wikipedia rabbit holes.
[4] The Wikimedia Foundation publishes research on how readers enter rabbit holes.
[5] Rabbit hole browsing behavior happens in various languages of Wikipedias.
[7][8] Some people go to Wikipedia for the fun of seeking a rabbit hole.