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** For ''Film/TheBatman2022'', a search for "Bruce Wayne", "Bat Signal", or "Gotham City" added the Bat-Signal to the right side. Clicking it would darken the screen and play an animation of the Bat-Signal appearing and Batman's shadow grappling across the screen.

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** For ''Film/TheBatman2022'', a search for "Bruce Wayne", "Bat Signal", or "Gotham City" added the Bat-Signal projector to the right side. Clicking it would darken the screen and play screen; an animation then plays of the Bat-Signal appearing shining onto the dark clouds and Batman's shadow grappling across the screen.across.



* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: Searching "recursion" will net you a "Did you mean''' ''recursion'' '''?" link at the top. And if you click on that...

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* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: Searching "recursion" will net you a "Did you mean''' ''recursion'' '''?" mean '''recursion'''?" link at the top. And if you click on that...
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** For the release of ''Film/AvengersEndgame'', Google added an "infinity gauntlet" to the right side of a search for "Thanos" or "Infinity Gauntlet". Clicking the gauntlet would dissolve random results to half of the total and then reduce the number of search results to half the total. Clicking the gauntlet again would reverse the action.

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** For the release of ''Film/AvengersEndgame'', Google added an "infinity gauntlet" to the right side of a search for "Thanos" or "Infinity Gauntlet". [[labelnote:Source]][[https://archive.dhakatribune.com/showtime/2019/04/27/google-thanos-click-the-infinity-gauntlet-right-now Dhaka Tribune]][[/labelnote]] Clicking the gauntlet would dissolve random results to half of the total and then reduce the number of search results to half the total. Clicking the gauntlet again would reverse the action.

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The gauntlet did still use to pop up under "Infinity Gauntlet", but now a new Batman animation has been added to Google.


** For the release of ''Film/AvengersEndgame'', Google added an "infinity gauntlet" to the right side of a search for "Thanos". Clicking the gauntlet would dissolve random results to half of the total and then reduce the number of search results to half the total. Clicking the gauntlet again would reverse the action.

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** For the release of ''Film/AvengersEndgame'', Google added an "infinity gauntlet" to the right side of a search for "Thanos"."Thanos" or "Infinity Gauntlet". Clicking the gauntlet would dissolve random results to half of the total and then reduce the number of search results to half the total. Clicking the gauntlet again would reverse the action.action.
** For ''Film/TheBatman2022'', a search for "Bruce Wayne", "Bat Signal", or "Gotham City" added the Bat-Signal to the right side. Clicking it would darken the screen and play an animation of the Bat-Signal appearing and Batman's shadow grappling across the screen.

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->Goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooogle

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* NotTheIntendedUse: Google Translate is supposed to be for translating text into different languages, however it also translates websites once their URL is pasted into the text box. As a result, it is popular as a proxy server.

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No longer works, still worth mentioning.


* {{Retreaux}}: For AprilFoolsDay in 2012, Google Maps was ''entirely'' redone in the style of the NES ''VideoGame/DragonQuest'' games.
** When searching for "[[http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&aq=&oq=google+in+&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4NDKB_enUS519US520&q=google+in+sc&gs_l=hp..4.0l5j41.0.0.0.3463...........0.9QDQp-XPaGM&surl=1&safe=active#q=google+in+1998&safe=active&surl=1&undefined=undefined Google In 1998]]", the page will display as it did in Google's first few years. It even uses Wayback Machine for the search results.

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For AprilFoolsDay in 2012, Google Maps was ''entirely'' redone in the style of the NES ''VideoGame/DragonQuest'' games.
** When searching for "[[http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&aq=&oq=google+in+&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4NDKB_enUS519US520&q=google+in+sc&gs_l=hp..4.0l5j41.0.0.0.3463...........0.9QDQp-XPaGM&surl=1&safe=active#q=google+in+1998&safe=active&surl=1&undefined=undefined Google "Google In 1998]]", 1998, the page will used to display as it did in Google's first few years. It even uses used Wayback Machine for the search results.

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* UnwinnableJokeGame: Enter "ZergRush" on the home page and hit "I'm Feeling Lucky", and you'll get to play a game where you must defend your search results against a bunch of O's. There are too many of them, and they'll eventually defeat you. [[spoiler:Then they'll spell out "GG".]]]]

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* UnwinnableJokeGame: Enter "ZergRush" on the home page and hit "I'm Feeling Lucky", and you'll get to play a game where you must defend your search results against a bunch of O's. There are too many of them, and they'll eventually defeat you. [[spoiler:Then they'll spell out "GG".]]]]]]

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* UnwinnableJokeGame: Type "ZergRush" and you'll get to play a game where you must defend your search results against a bunch of O's. There are too many of them, and they'll eventually defeat you. [[spoiler: [[MemeticMutation gg]]]]

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* UnwinnableJokeGame: Type Enter "ZergRush" on the home page and hit "I'm Feeling Lucky", and you'll get to play a game where you must defend your search results against a bunch of O's. There are too many of them, and they'll eventually defeat you. [[spoiler: [[MemeticMutation gg]]]][[spoiler:Then they'll spell out "GG".]]]]

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** For the release of ''Film/AvengersEndgame'', Google added an "infinity gauntlet" to the right side of a search for "Thanos". Clicking the gauntlet will dissolve random results to half of the total and then reduce the number of search results to half the total. Clicking the gauntlet again will reverse the action.

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** For the release of ''Film/AvengersEndgame'', Google added an "infinity gauntlet" to the right side of a search for "Thanos". Clicking the gauntlet will would dissolve random results to half of the total and then reduce the number of search results to half the total. Clicking the gauntlet again will would reverse the action.
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* CatNinja: Lucky from the ''VideoGame/ChampionIslandGames'' Google Doodle, though outside of her outfit and teleporting ability she comes off more as an athlete than a ninja.
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** WebVideo/YouTubeRewind

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** WebVideo/YouTubeRewind''WebVideo/YouTubeRewind''
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* WaterIsAir: Google Earth's flight simulator can't tell the difference between being underwater and being in the sky, as long as it isn't touching the ground.
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* CatsAreMagic: The ''Magic Cat Academy'' series of Halloween Google Doodles are about a cat at a wizarding school named Momo who battles a ghost and its minions.
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The search engine with the greatest user share, by a large margin. The company that creates/maintains it also works on a wide variety of other products, including things like translators, the webmail provider Gmail, the interactive map Google Earth, the web browser Google Chrome (and an operating system of the same name), Android, the social networking hub , Tropers/TheAdvertisementServer. [[https://www.google.com Find it here.]] Wiki/TVTropes' search engine is also run by Google.

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The search engine with the greatest user share, by a large margin. The company that creates/maintains it also works on a wide variety of other products, including things like translators, the webmail provider Gmail, the interactive map Google Earth, the free cloud-based web office suite Google Drive, the web browser Google Chrome (and an operating system of the same name), Android, the Android mobile OS, the social networking hub , Tropers/TheAdvertisementServer. [[https://www.google.com Find it here.]] Wiki/TVTropes' search engine is also run by Google.

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* BigBad: The 2016 Halloween Google Doodle game has the leader of the ghosts who kidnap the students at the WizardingSchool.

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* BigBad: The 2016 Halloween Google Doodle game has the leader of the ghosts who kidnap the students at the WizardingSchool. And again in the 2020 Halloween Doodle.


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* ImmediateSequel: The Halloween 2020 Google Doodle to the Halloween 2016 one.
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[[caption-width-right:350: Enjoy that logo, because [[LogoJoke you'll rarely ever see it on the actual site]].]]

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[[caption-width-right:350: Enjoy that logo, because [[LogoJoke you'll rarely ever see it on the actual site]].]]
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No point in linking to a redirect


[[caption-width-right:350: Enjoy that logo, because [[LogoGag you'll rarely ever see it on the actual site]].]]

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[[caption-width-right:350: Enjoy that logo, because [[LogoGag [[LogoJoke you'll rarely ever see it on the actual site]].]]

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The search engine with the greatest user share, by a large margin. The company that creates/maintains it also works on a wide variety of other products, including things like translators, the webmail provider Gmail, the interactive map Google Earth, the web browser Google Chrome (and an operating system of the same name), Android, the social networking hub Website/GooglePlus, Tropers/TheAdvertisementServer, the video hosting site Website/YouTube, and the gaming platform UsefulNotes/GoogleStadia. [[https://www.google.com Find it here.]] Wiki/TVTropes' search engine is also run by Google.

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The search engine with the greatest user share, by a large margin. The company that creates/maintains it also works on a wide variety of other products, including things like translators, the webmail provider Gmail, the interactive map Google Earth, the web browser Google Chrome (and an operating system of the same name), Android, the social networking hub Website/GooglePlus, Tropers/TheAdvertisementServer, the video hosting site Website/YouTube, and the gaming platform UsefulNotes/GoogleStadia., Tropers/TheAdvertisementServer. [[https://www.google.com Find it here.]] Wiki/TVTropes' search engine is also run by Google.


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!!Websites and services:
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* Website/GooglePlus
* [[UsefulNotes/AndroidGames Google Play]]
* UsefulNotes/GoogleStadia
* Website/YouTube
** WebVideo/YouTubeRewind
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The search engine with the greatest user share, by a large margin. The company that creates/maintains it also works on a wide variety of other products, including things like translators, the webmail provider Gmail, the interactive map Google Earth, the web browser Google Chrome (and an operating system of the same name), Android, the social networking hub Website/GooglePlus, Tropers/TheAdvertisementServer, and one of their most successful products, Website/YouTube. [[https://www.google.com Find it here.]] Wiki/TVTropes' search engine is also run by Google.

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The search engine with the greatest user share, by a large margin. The company that creates/maintains it also works on a wide variety of other products, including things like translators, the webmail provider Gmail, the interactive map Google Earth, the web browser Google Chrome (and an operating system of the same name), Android, the social networking hub Website/GooglePlus, Tropers/TheAdvertisementServer, the video hosting site Website/YouTube, and one of their most successful products, Website/YouTube.the gaming platform UsefulNotes/GoogleStadia. [[https://www.google.com Find it here.]] Wiki/TVTropes' search engine is also run by Google.
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* BigBad: The 2016 Halloween Google Doodle game has the leader of the ghosts who kidnap the students at the WizardingSchool.
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If the final word is too long, then the page displays strangely, on iPad at least.


->Goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooogle

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** For Halloween 2018, Google launched its first multi-player logo game, playable [[https://www.google.com/doodles/halloween-2018 here]].
** for the release of Film/AvengersEndgame Google added an "infinity gauntlet" to the right side of a search for "Thanos", clicking the gauntlet will dissolve random results to half of the total and then reduce the number of search results to half the total. Clicking it again will reverse the action.

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** For Halloween 2018, Google launched its first multi-player multiplayer logo game, playable [[https://www.google.com/doodles/halloween-2018 here]].
** for For the release of Film/AvengersEndgame ''Film/AvengersEndgame'', Google added an "infinity gauntlet" to the right side of a search for "Thanos", clicking "Thanos". Clicking the gauntlet will dissolve random results to half of the total and then reduce the number of search results to half the total. Clicking it the gauntlet again will reverse the action.



** Pressing Space or the Up arrow on Google Chrome's Offline screen activates an EndlessRunner.

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** Pressing Space or the Up arrow on Google Chrome's Offline screen activates an EndlessRunner.Endless Runner featuring the dinosaur.



** As an April Fools Day prank, Google Earth used to allow you to play Pacman with any given section.

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** As an April Fools Fools' Day prank, Google Earth used to allow you to play Pacman ''Pac-Man'' with any given section.
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** In ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Circle_(Eggers_novel) TheCircle]]'' a woman enters a [[NoCelebritiesWereHarmed Google-like tech company]] that is obsessed with privacy, or rather [[WellIntentionedExtremist desiring the lack of it]].

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** In ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Circle_(Eggers_novel) TheCircle]]'' The Circle]]'' a woman enters a [[NoCelebritiesWereHarmed Google-like tech company]] that is obsessed with privacy, or rather [[WellIntentionedExtremist desiring the lack of it]].
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* SdrawkcabAlias: [[http://elgoog.im/ Elgoog]] si osla desu ni anihC ot teg dnuora eht nab.

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* SdrawkcabAlias: [[http://elgoog.im/ Elgoog]] elgooG]] si osla desu ni anihC ot teg dnuora eht nab.


* NobodyOver50IsGay: Averted in an ad for Chrome featuring somebody coming out as homosexual over the Internet. Among the responses is a 70-something man who says, "It just gets better with age."
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* ChromaticArrangement: The four teams of the 2015 Global Candy Cup are red, blue, green, and yellow.
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** Google's campus is featured in ''Film/TheInternship''. The creators wanted to set the comedy in a Google-like company, then wondered [[CaptainObvious why not just ask Google?]]

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** Google's campus is featured in ''Film/TheInternship''. The creators wanted to set the comedy in a Google-like company, then wondered [[CaptainObvious why not just ask Google?]]Google?
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The search engine with the greatest user share, by a large margin. The company that creates/maintains it also works on a wide variety of other products, including things like translators, the webmail provider Gmail, the interactive map Google Earth, the web browser Google Chrome (and an operating system of the same name), Android, the social networking hub Website/GooglePlus, TheAdvertisementServer, and one of their most successful products, Website/YouTube. [[https://www.google.com Find it here.]] Wiki/TVTropes' search engine is also run by Google.

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The search engine with the greatest user share, by a large margin. The company that creates/maintains it also works on a wide variety of other products, including things like translators, the webmail provider Gmail, the interactive map Google Earth, the web browser Google Chrome (and an operating system of the same name), Android, the social networking hub Website/GooglePlus, TheAdvertisementServer, Tropers/TheAdvertisementServer, and one of their most successful products, Website/YouTube. [[https://www.google.com Find it here.]] Wiki/TVTropes' search engine is also run by Google.
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** for the release of Film/AvengersEndgame Google added an "infinity gauntlet" to the right side of a search for "Thanos", clicking the gauntlet will dissolve random results to half of the total and then reduce the number of search results to half the total. Clicking it again will reverse the action.

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