Google Unveils Christmas Egg With "I'm feeling lucky" Countdown
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The search engine bellwether Google has baffled its users by flashing a mysterious countdown when web users click on to the “I’m Feeling Lucky” tab on its search homepage. This enigmatic countdown had initially left the web users scratching their heads, with various online users deciphered this puzzling timer in their own distinctive ways but it simply showed a countdown to the end of the year. It seems that the search engine giant left it all on its...
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