“Parcel tracking IDs, patents, and other specialized numbers can be entered into Google’s search box for quick access to information about them,” according to the Google Web Search Features page, www.google.com/help/features.html.
Special searches by number types include:

 
Examples

Area Code Map
[ 212 ]

Package Tracking
[ 999444666222 ]

Flight Tracking Information
[ united 42 ]

Vehicle Information
[ JH4NA1157MT001832 ]

Patent Search
[ patent 5122313 ]

FAA Airplane Registration Numbers
[ n199ua ]

UPC […]

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Google provides a shortcut for learning about delays and weather conditions at a US airport. Just enter the airport’s three-letter code followed by the word “airport” into Google’s search box.

Note: This feature may not work if you search from any of Google’s non-US sites, e.g., google.de, google.com.co, google.ca nor from a foreign-language site, e.g., Swahili […]

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When you include “define,” “what is,” or “what are” in your query in front of a word, phrase, or acronym, Google displays one Glossary definition above your search results. Google Glossary provides definitions for words, phrases, and acronyms that Google finds on web pages. The Glossary is good for finding definitions for terms that aren’t […]

...read all of: Shortcut: Definitions (Google Glossary)

Looking for Google’s stock symbol? It’s GOOG on Nasdaq. Click here for Google’s stock price or search for it on Google.

Want info on a publicly traded stock or mutual fund? Enter one or more NYSE, NASDAQ, AMEX, or mutual fund ticker symbols and Google will return the latest stock price (with a 15-minute delay for […]

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Want to find where something is or how to get there? Instead of visiting an online map-providing service, just enter an address into Google. You can also copy and paste addresses, even ones with embedded carriage returns, into Google’s search box. When Google recognizes your query as a location, the results page includes links to […]

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Use Google if you want to look up a phonebook listing for someone who lives in the United States. Just enter a person’s name and a city, state, or zip code in the standard web search box. Then hit the ENTER key or click the Google Search button.
If you have easy access to the web, […]

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Want to add up a list of numbers, convert from miles to kilometers, or evaluate some other mathematical expression? Instead of using a piece of paper, your calculator, or a computer math software program, you can now solve mathematical problems with Google’s built-in calculator function.
Simply enter the expression you’d like evaluated in Google’s web search […]

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Google provides shortcuts for finding commonly sought utilities and information, which you may have previously found offline or on specialized sites. The results of these shortcuts appear to the right of a tag or specialized icon and above your search results.
To read about all of these shortcuts, one by one, simply click the “Next” links […]

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