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Things You Don't Know About Google by pluxnet(m): 8:15am On Aug 08, 2014
Every day Google answers more than one billion questions from around the world. But here are things you might not have ever known you can do with the world's most powerful search engine.In addition to providing easy access to billions of web pages, Google has many special features to help you to find exactly what you’re looking for. Some of their most popular features are listed below.





To check weather
To see the weather for many U.S. and worldwide cities, type “weather” followed by the city and state, U.S. zip code, or city and country.

Example: weather San Francisco, CA



To check time of any country
To see the time in many cities around the world, type in “time” and the name of the city.
Example: time london




Sports Scores
To see scores and schedules for sports teams type the team name or league name into the search box. This is enabled for many leagues including the National Basketball Association, National Football League, National Hockey League, and Major League Baseball

All sports data provided by STATS LLC

Example: chelsea arsenal



As a calculator

To use Google’s built-in calculator function, simply enter the calculation you’d likedone into the search box.

Example : 5*9+(sqrt 10)^3=


Earthquakes

To see information about recent earthquakes in a specific area type “earthquake” followed by the city and state or U.S. zip code. For recent earthquake activity around the world simply type “earthquake” in the search box. Example: earthquake
Unit Conversion
You can use Google to convert between many different units of measurement of height, weight, and volume among many others. Just enter your desired conversion into the search box and we’ll do the rest.

Example: 10.5 cm in inches
Synonym Search
If you want to search not only for your search term but also for its synonyms, place the tilde sign (~) immediately in front of your search term.
Example: ~fast food
Dictionary Definitions

To see a definition for a word or phrase, simply type the word “define” then a space, then the word(s) you want defined. To see a list of different definitions from various online sources, you can type “define:” followed by a word or phrase. Note that the results will define the entire phrase.
Spell Checker

Google’s spell checking software automatically checks whether your query uses the most common spelling of a given word. If it thinks you’re likely to generate better results with an alternative spelling, it will ask “Did you mean: (more common spelling)?”. Click the suggested spelling to launch a Google search for that term.
Currency Conversion

To use our built-in currency converter, simply enter the conversion you’d like done into the Google search box and we’ll provide your answer directly on the results page
Example: 150 GBP in USD
Flight Schedules

To see flight schedules to or from a particular destination, type “flights from” or “flights to” followed by the city or airport of interest. You can also add another location with “to” or “from” and view the schedule for a specific route.

Flight schedule data is provided by OAG and QuickTrip by Innovata
Example: flights from denver to chicago
Maps

Looking for a map? Type in the name or U.S. zip code of a location and the word “map” and we’ll return a map of that location. Clicking on the map will take you to a larger version on Google Maps.
Example: Nigeria map
Sunrise & Sunset

To see the precise times of sunrises and sunsets for many U.S. and worldwide cities, type “sunrise” or “sunset” followed by the city name

These are the features i found interesting about google search,thanks for reading.Hidden features,coming soon!
Re: Things You Don't Know About Google by Nobody: 8:18am On Aug 08, 2014
u tried but......i knew all these since my secondary days
Re: Things You Don't Know About Google by Adventurist(m): 8:49am On Aug 08, 2014
Guy, cant you own up for once

ajibolabd: u tried but......i knew all these since my secondary days

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Re: Things You Don't Know About Google by pluxnet(m): 9:40am On Aug 08, 2014
ajibolabd: u tried but......i knew all these since my secondary days

Because you've known,that's why others should not........face front!

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