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Google has a new fun tool. If you ever need a quick online timer, now you can type a specific search query into Google's search box. Google will create a timer for you right on the search results page ...

You can set a quick timer by typing, "set timer X minutes" into Google. Once you hit enter, the timer will count down, and then sound off when the time expires with an obnoxious, possibly never ending ...