10. It's a 1980's arcade!
Google celebrated the 30th anniversary of the beloved classic PAC-MAN in May 2010 with a fun in-browser version of the game.
Now it uses its homepage for fun Google tricks when celebrating other famous birthdays and holidays, too.
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11. It can boost brainpower!
ZDNet offers a handy tip to sift through university research: first type “site:edu” to limit the query to educational institutions, then try “intitle:” before your topic.
For example, site:edu intitle:”American magazines” brings up results from Harvard, the University of Michigan, and more. You can also search get results from a specific website a similar way.
12. It can make things disappear!
If a search result contains personal information or raises a legal issue, you can request to remove a page from your or another site.