Designers at Google are mostly self-professed nerds, but that doesn’t stop them from having a good sense of humor
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Know the iconic "I'm feeling lucky" button? Click it to bring up a list of Google's past doodles (what it modifies its logo to be) in this first Google trick.
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Kerning is the process of adjusting the space between letters on a typewriter. Search "kerning" to see how how it's done.
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Search "Google gravity" and click "I'm feeling lucky". The result brings up a page where gravity rules. Any additional terms you search for also fall prey to gravity's effects.
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Similarly, click "I'm feeling lucky" after typing "Google sphere" and mrdoob.com shows the page's features orbiting around the Google logo.
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Search Google Maps's Street View just outside London's Earl's Court underground station to find another Google trick. You'll find a TARDIS from Doctor Who which you can click on to go inside. It really is bigger on the inside.
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A barrel roll in such a well-known part of the Starfox video game, typing "do a barrel roll" into Google causes the page to, well, do a barrel roll.
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You'll know "what is the loneliest number" if you have listened to Three Dog Night or if you just search it in Google.
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The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy has become an iconic novel and film. Google built in a trick to recognize its popularity – search for "answer to life the universe and everything" from the book. (Hint: The answer to life the universe and everything is 42.)
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Know the phrase "once in a blue moon"? Type it into Google to find out how often a blue moon occurs.
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To travel around Wales quicker – notably from Snowdon to Brecon Beacons – map out these points in Google Maps and you could save three hours by taking a dragon from the Snowdonia Dragon Station. Let us know when you find it.
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Has anyone seen Chuck Norris lately? It's rumored that asking Google "Where is Chuck Norris" might lead to a personal appearance. "Run, before he finds you."
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Searching for "tilt" in Google leads to a Google Easter egg with results which are a bit…off.
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If you're having trouble making a decision, search "Flip a Coin" or "Roll a Die" in Google and it'll help.
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Searching the word "anagram" surprisingly results in an anagram.
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Click "I'm feeling lucky" after typing in "Who is the cutest" to find out who's the cutest person in the world.
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For a flash to the past, search "Google in 1998" to see its old website from, you guessed it, 1998, with real results from the past.
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If you're a StarCraft fan (or looking for a fun game), search "Zerg Rush" in Google to see Google O's attacking your search results. Click on the O's as fast as possible to defeat them!
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HTML is a computer language often used to create web pages. Type "blink html" into Google for this Easter egg and see what this word does in html.
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In YouTube, search for "use the force Luke" and see the force in action.
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Similarly, search for "beam me up Scotty" to have Scotty beam down your results in this Google Easter egg.
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Recursion is when something refers back to itself; that's recursion. Find this last Google trick by searching "recursion" in Google to see what it suggests you look for.
