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The weirdest most commonly asked things on Google

EVER wondered what’s the best place to hide a body or how to win your cat’s affection? You’re not alone. These are just some of the crazy queries commonly asked.

GOOGLE has an answer for pretty much everything, which is handy because us inquisitive lot have asked it some rather weird stuff.

Whether convenience or fear of being laughed at, people have turned to Google rather than fellow humans to answer life’s little questions.

That little search box has to field millions of queries every day ranging from the mundane to the bizarre and, frankly, worrying.

Search Factory, an Aussie company dedicated to interpreting internet searches, has raked through some of Google’s most-asked odd questions and compiled an infographic.

Look at the nice pictures and be amazed at the crazy things the world commonly asks.

Starting with the scary, there’s an alarming number of people looking for tips to get away with murder and how to ditch a corpse.

As searched by the world’s dumbest criminals. Source: Searchfactory.com
As searched by the world’s dumbest criminals. Source: Searchfactory.com

We all know cats can be heartless gits sometimes, but these people searching for ways to gain affection from their pets might be taking things a bit too far.

We have no idea what cat dating is. And we’re sure we don’t want to know. Source: Searchfactory.com
We have no idea what cat dating is. And we’re sure we don’t want to know. Source: Searchfactory.com

If you thought you were alone in wondering whether Lady Gaga was a man, you can take comfort in knowing you aren’t.

Gaga gets Googled. Source: Searchfactory.com
Gaga gets Googled. Source: Searchfactory.com

The days bookending Valentine’s Day see the frequency of these searches increase.

Searching for love. Source: Searchfactory.com
Searching for love. Source: Searchfactory.com

Saving on the fee for a therapist, people head to Google for advice on their love lives.

We’d imagine these were searched via private browsing. Source: Searchfactory.com
We’d imagine these were searched via private browsing. Source: Searchfactory.com

Money is a common worry and Google sees a high number of people asking how to win the lottery. It might be intuitive but this might be asking for a bit much.

Money matters. Source: Searchfactory.com
Money matters. Source: Searchfactory.com
How ironic. Source: Searchfactory.com
How ironic. Source: Searchfactory.com

With many kids being internet whizzes by an early age, keeping the magic of Santa alive has probably been shattered long before parents realise.

Kids can be fooled no more. Source: Searchfactory.com
Kids can be fooled no more. Source: Searchfactory.com

The ability to help with health issues and curious questions is the beauty of the internet. For those moments when you’re just that bit too embarrassed to ask a real person, head online.

The age old question. Source: Searchfactory.com
The age old question. Source: Searchfactory.com

Original URL: https://www.news.com.au/technology/online/social/the-weirdest-most-commonly-asked-things-on-google/news-story/15542824c31f864c4cd59a37b18cc835