Founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google is an American multinational technology company specializing in Internet-related services and products. To date, it is on top of the most widely-used search engines in the online world.
But did you know that aside from doing regular research, there are actually several other things you can do using Google and some of them would blow your mind.
Here are 8 cool things you didn't expect you could do with Google as listed by BuzzFeed:
Translate symbols or characters by drawing them.
Maybe you've heard about or even used Google Translate before. But, did you know that instead of typing in the words, there is actually an option where you can manually illustrate things like Chinese Characters?
Get a calorie comparison of your favourite foods.
To those who are watching their weight or just calorie conscious, if you Google "[food] vs [food]", you would see a chart enumerating in detail the nutritional value of the food choices you entered - from calories to the amount of magnesium.
Set a timer.
Can't find your phone and you badly need a timer? Just Google any amount of time, followed by the word "timer", and voila! You can even set an alarm sound when the time is up.
Split a bill and calculate the tip.
Is your group date always a scramble come bill time? End that struggle by googling "tip calculator" and simply put in the full cost, how much you want to tip in percentage, plus the number of heads, and it will show you how much each person has to pay. Cool, huh.
Filter your Gmail.
Do have several online subscriptions and you want to organize your emails in categories? Just add "+anything" to your email address, for instance, chris+businessinsider@gmail.com, and when you sign up to a website, create a folder where emails from that site automatically go to.
Find and download loads of cool fonts for free.
Do you like using different kinds of fonts? There is actually a huge collection of fonts that you can download for free or use as a default font for your browser available by simply going to Google Fonts.
Plan your wedding.
Yup, you read that right. If you are planning your own wedding, then Google can actually help you with its wedding planner feature. This can help you with a lot of your wedding preparations from announcing your engagement, finding a venue, making a budget, creating a schedule and guest list, or even create a website where you can store everything for easy access.
Explore the universe.
If you are fond of outerspace and universe explorations, then you will love Google Sky. This feature uses images from the Hubble Telescope and NASA satellites so you see what out there looks like without really having to hop in a rocket ship. Exploring galaxies millions of light years from Earth is possible with this feature, learn about astrological signs, or even listen to podcasts about outer space.
