10 Things You Didn’t Know About the Google Search Engine

Google is an absolutely huge undertaking, which just about everyone has used at some point. It’s the go-to place for finding out anything you need to know, anytime you need it. 

You can do practically anything with Google, from making reservations to catching your favorite TV show. 

However, some folks still don’t know all the neat things that this site will do, which we’ll be listing here. Afrohi Storama has some more information about the things you didn’t know about the google search engine.

Google is the most popular search engine on the internet, so it’s hard to believe that anyone still doesn’t know about one of the most successful American companies in history. Nevertheless, there are a few facts about Google search that many people don’t know 10 things you probably didn’t know about the Google Search Engine.

In this post, we’ll teach you everything from how to use Google as a calculator to what Google Street View actually shows. Read on to learn all about what this powerhouse company does and why they do it!

1) For every US presidential election since 2004.

YouTube has been streaming videos of speeches and debates with Spanish subtitles. Google has its own partnership with NBC to stream the video in English for people who are deaf or hard of hearing.

2) Google uses more electricity than the country of Ireland.

It’s estimated that Google uses about one percent of the total energy consumed in the United States, which is more than what it takes to power France or Japan. The majority of that energy goes into their servers, but you can’t forget about all those YouTube videos!

3) Impressive as they may be, those robots don’t work 24/7

 They might seem as though they would. They’re not totally autonomous—they can still get stuck and require help from humans if their programming isn’t quite right. However, they’re pretty reliable.

4) Google has an experimental search engine named “Kwoon.”

Google Kwoon uses artificial intelligence to generate matches to your queries, in addition to conventional results. It was created by CNET in collaboration with Google Labs.

5) You can use Google’s calculator to convert currency.

Just type in the amount of money you want converted, like “5 British pounds” or “12 million yen”. Google will display the conversion amount below your text input field. Even better? The numbers are automatically updated each time you hit the Enter key.

6) If you think the futuristic Google Car looks like something out of a sci-fi movie

Google’s self-driving cars started the road to becoming the most popular and highest-end vehicles on the market. In 2008, Toyota and Google teamed up to create Android and compete against Apple. Much like those Star Trek TOS characters, those two companies wanted to merge into one unstoppable entity that could change the world as we know it–including cars by 2020.

7) Google Earth has an eerie similarity to Street View.

While Street View mostly shows what people want to be seen (or don’t want to be seen), Google Earth takes viewers into the depths of the ocean and can show you things like ice caps.Many people visit Google Earth to check out the differences in parts of the world that they’ve never seen before.

8) Some of Google’s best searches have been its mistakes.

In 2002, Google had a glitch that caused a search for “Bubba” to return pages about former US President Bill Clinton. In 2014, a search for “a bad thing” returned definitions about “badonkadonk.”

9) Google can tell you where your car is.

Just type in your vehicle’s VIN number, and Google will take you to the location of your car. If your car isn’t running right, this can be helpful so you can get it fixed before it’s totally out of commission.

10) Google has its own kind of street view.

It can be used to explore underwater areas.You’ll find the coolest things on the seabed when using Google’s “Explore Underwater” option. It’s like scuba diving…except under the sea with just the simple click of a button.

11) In the past few years, Google has been working to make phone calls

In fact, Google managed to duplicate human speech with a total of 3,000 people. If you’re a regular caller on a regular telephone, the next time you place a call using Google’s application for your phone, you can ask it to do things like make calls on your behalf or dictate email messages.

12) Google doesn’t have a presence in China.

It has its own search engine there, but it doesn’t translate into actual results on the main search page. They don’t block Google products or websites in China,major search engines like Yahoo! and Baidu many times blocks content from Google and its competitors.