The Most-Used Commands
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frand
NAME frand - Get a random Flickr Interestingness page EXAMPLES frand (no arguments) This will load a random page from Flickr's ranking of most interesting photos: http://flickr.com/explore/interesting/ NOTE This is an update of the "flintrand" command. It should work a little better. AUTHOR Brian Armknecht b.a.
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Created 2007-02-16 16:45:20
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2017-01-26 02:14:20
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http://flickr.com/explore/interesting/{date -format Y/m/d -offset -{random {datediff -start 2004-07-01 -end {date -format Y-m-d}}}}/page{random -max 50}/
postcode
Searches the postalcodes in the Netherlands when the city and street are given. Example: postcode kalverstraat,amsterdam
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Created 2007-03-06 15:18:14
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2025-02-27 02:02:34
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http://www.postcode.nl/index.php?action=search&goto=postcoderesult&TreeID=1&x=0&y=0&address=%s
lcan
Canlii search in titles of Canadian Federal statutes.
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Created 2007-06-03 15:56:55
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2013-02-28 21:17:58
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http://www.canlii.org/eliisa/search.do?language=fr&searchTitle=F%C3%A9d%C3%A9ral&sortOrder=relevance&searchPage=eliisa%2FjurisdictionSearch.vm&jurisdiction=ca&text=&id=%s&startDate=&endDate=&legislation=legislation
vnc
Virtual Network Computing
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Created 2007-06-29 08:44:14
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2020-04-09 04:50:36
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http://www.tightvnc.com/
tmbw
This Might Be a Wiki search. If an article exists with the name you've searched for, you'll be jumped straight there. If no article exists with that name you'll get a keyword search. Example: tmbw John Linnell Example: tmbw argonauts
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Created 2007-08-15 14:36:04
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2022-01-12 15:21:05
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http://www.tmbw.net/wiki/index.php/Special:Search?search=%s
mirlyn
Keyword search on Mirlyn, the library catalog of the University of Michigan Ann Arbor.
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Created 2007-09-08 21:09:11
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2011-07-02 01:05:28
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http://mirlyn.lib.umich.edu/F/HJPQ9EEA21EISAAVBKGCK9QSKDV8B4JPHKVIY7298HQX5PALN9-59309?func=find-b&find_code=WRD&request=%s
mema
Memory Alpha is a collaborative project to create the most definitive, accurate, and accessible encyclopedia and reference for everything related to Star Trek. To search for a person, planet, episode title, etc. just type the word name EXAMPLE: mema Benjamin Sisko episode EXAMPLE: mema Prophet Motive
170 uses
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Created 2008-06-23 07:01:19
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2025-07-31 09:53:46
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http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Special:Search?search=%s
ric
ricardo.ch auction item search
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Created 2008-08-23 12:11:44
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2023-10-26 08:14:14
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http://www.ricardo.ch/search/search.asp?txtSearch=%s
вп
alias to wpru ссылка на комманду wpru
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Created 2009-03-14 23:24:03
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2012-07-22 18:19:38
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wpru %s
elm
Search in elmundo.es
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Created 2009-04-29 11:05:35
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2023-04-06 04:50:09
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http://ariadna.elmundo.es/buscador/archivo.html?sourceid=Mozilla-search&q=%s
zg
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Created 2009-10-07 13:21:37
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2019-11-18 03:41:43
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http://zebragirl.keenspot.com/
ebooks
Search eBooks on AvaxHome.
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Created 2010-05-11 18:02:20
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2018-01-10 03:37:44
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http://avaxsearch.com/avaxhome_search?q=%s
epnb
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Created 2010-11-29 14:45:40
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2015-02-13 04:09:28
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http://ebaypartnernetworkblog.com
mtg
mtg off site
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Created 2005-06-10 07:52:51
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2024-03-02 06:46:20
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http://magicthegathering.com
pn
Searches packetnews.com To search packetnews.com for music, just type: Example: pn music
169 uses
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Created 2005-06-20 22:53:35
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2024-09-23 16:57:40
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http://packetnews.com/search.php?type=0&kw=%s
kjv-old
For all you Bible scholars and literature majors, this searches the King James version of the Bible. Example: kjv foreskin
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Created 2005-06-21 05:33:53
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2017-04-09 06:52:52
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http://cgi.godsview.com/cgi-bin/rcdenig/psiseek.pl?topic=%s
university
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Created 2005-06-23 01:33:46
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2020-02-05 15:05:26
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www.umkc.edu
omg
search online forums and bulletin boards
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Created 2005-06-25 02:14:42
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2025-07-04 07:04:04
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http://www.omgili.com/omgili.search?q=%s&x=0&y=0
tn
SYNOPSIS tn [keywords] EXAMPLE tn stepping motors Search ThomasNet.com, the online version of the Thomas Register, a catalog of engineering supplies, services, and companies.
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Created 2005-06-27 13:12:20
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2023-02-27 13:13:49
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http://www.thomasnet.com/prodsearch.html?what=%s
ou
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Created 2005-07-12 12:29:37
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http://www.osmania.ac.in
nhl
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Created 2005-09-02 02:21:15
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2024-05-01 08:12:12
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http://www.nhl.com/
spe
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Created 2005-12-05 22:19:51
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2022-04-24 13:08:34
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http://www.spellcheck.net/
e2f
shortcut to en2fr, just a bi-i-i-i-t shorter
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Created 2006-05-25 01:02:34
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2011-11-23 20:28:59
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en2fr %s
de2en
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Created 2007-05-15 01:37:36
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2023-05-19 01:21:16
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http://dict.tu-chemnitz.de/dings.cgi?lang=de&noframes=1&service=&query=%s&optword=1&optcase=1&opterrors=0&optpro=0&style=&dlink=self
webex
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Created 2007-09-13 20:49:06
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2023-04-05 05:18:08
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http://msusa.webex.com
clgso
CL for Greensboro w4m with images only
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Created 2008-08-27 01:10:40
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2009-06-19 00:46:19
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http://greensboro.craigslist.org/search/ers?query=w4m&minAsk=min&maxAsk=max&hasPic=1
gblbl
Go to specified Google Bookmarks label and sort by date
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Created 2010-09-12 14:54:56
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2012-02-04 05:53:53
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https://www.google.com/bookmarks/l#!q=label%3A%22%s%22&g=Time
gsr
google search within the last month
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Created 2009-02-04 22:41:03
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http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=%s&as_qdr=m&btnG=Search
wos
takes you to the sheffield university web of science portal.
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Created 2009-02-15 18:45:12
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2017-03-17 10:55:46
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http://www.shef.ac.uk/library/cdfiles/wos.html
yadic
Yahoo Japanese-English dictionary. To search for the meaning of a word. Example: yadic sushi OR yadic 寿司
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Created 2009-07-10 01:41:10
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2010-09-30 06:05:46
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http://dic.yahoo.co.jp/search?stype=0&dtype=2&p=%s
spybot
Get Spybot Search & Destroy to remove spyware from your Windows machine
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Created 2005-06-10 03:14:07
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2019-11-12 09:45:56
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http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html
Tool
Tool the band's website
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Created 2005-06-12 04:54:29
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2019-10-30 08:44:18
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http://toolband.com
pr
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Created 2005-06-13 05:04:19
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2024-12-27 16:09:07
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http://www.teamphoenix.org/modules.php?name=Forums&file=index
animenfo
Searches animenfo.com (Anime titles search by keywords) This is the default search on the site.
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Created 2005-06-20 20:00:07
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2020-05-18 17:33:17
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http://animenfo.com/search.php?option=keywords&query=%s&queryin=anime_titles&action=Go
mov
Movie listings at local regal theatres by zipcode. Listings through Fandango.
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Created 2005-06-24 22:28:41
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2023-08-03 03:32:08
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http://www.fandango.com/TheaterListings.aspx?location=%s&source=cityzipsearch
11
Worlds best ska band from Long Beach, California... 7 members, songs, pictures, and other good stuff!
168 uses
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Created 2005-07-09 03:28:57
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2025-07-09 00:21:54
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http://www.elevenandahalf.wantmymoney.com
rapi
Searches the Ruby on Rails API for a given command or search term. (This is what rorapi is supposed to do but that one doesn't work as the URL has changed.)
168 uses
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Created 2005-07-11 23:45:02
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2017-02-15 12:54:01
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http://www.google.com/search?q=site:api.rubyonrails.com+%s
haaretz
Enters Haaretz, Israel's highest quality newspaper
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Created 2005-11-02 17:10:47
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2023-10-07 20:13:35
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http://www.haaretz.co.il
bom
searches bommie.com rss-index
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Created 2005-11-14 11:30:15
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2019-10-03 22:16:32
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http://www.bommie.com/?trefwoord=%s&aantaltonen=100&formuliernaam=zoekinfeed
rjd
Rojo by date
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Created 2005-12-22 04:37:53
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2013-09-22 20:09:27
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http://rojo.com/recent-stories/
ydd
Short-cut to Yahoo driving directions.
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Created 2006-04-30 08:24:50
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2009-12-03 01:52:17
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http://maps.yahoo.com/dd
roots
NAME roots - search genealogy of the RootsWeb.com database. SYNOPSIS roots [ SURNAME ] [ -g GIVEN NAME(S) ] [ -f NAME OF FATHER ] [ -m NAME OF MOTHER ] [ -s NAME OF SPOUSE ] [ -bp PLACE OF BIRTH/CHRISTENING ] [ -by YEAR_OF_BIRTH ] [ -brange +/-_NUMBER_OF_YEARS ] [ -mp PLACE OF MARRIAGE ] [ -my YEAR_OF_MARRIAGE ] [ -mrange +/-_NUMBER_OF_YEARS ] [ -dp PLACE OF DEATH/BURIAL ][ -dy YEAR_OF_DEATH ] [ -drange +/-_NUMBER_OF_YEARS ] [ -stype SEARCH_TYPE ] [ -fuzzy LETTER ] [ -omit VALUE ] [ -skipdb NAM…
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Created 2006-07-08 06:20:48
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2013-01-28 05:35:33
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http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?surname={ifthen -value1 %s -value2 -test EQUAL -then -else %s}{ifthen -value1 ${g} -value2 -test EQUAL -then -else &given=${g}}{ifthen -value1 ${f} -value2 -test EQUAL -then -else &father=${f}}{ifthen -value1 ${m} -value2 -test EQUAL -then -else &mother=${m}}{ifthen -value1 ${s} -value2 -test EQUAL -then -else &spouse=${s}}{ifthen -value1 ${bp} -value2 -test EQUAL -then -else &bplace=${bp}}{ifthen -value1 ${by} -value2 -test EQUAL -then -else &byear=${by}}{ifthen -value1 ${brange} -value2 -test EQUAL -then -else &brange=${brange}}{ifthen -value1 ${mp} -value2 -test EQUAL -then -else &mplace=${mp}}{ifthen -value1 ${my} -value2 -test EQUAL -then -else &myear=${my}}{ifthen -value1 ${mrange} -value2 -test EQUAL -then -else &mrange=${mrange}}{ifthen -value1 ${dp} -value2 -test EQUAL -then -else &dplace=${dp}}{ifthen -value1 ${dy} -value2 -test EQUAL -then -else &dyear=${dy}}{ifthen -value1 ${drange} -value2 -test EQUAL -then -else &drange=${drange}}{ifthen -value1 ${stype} -value2 -test EQUAL -then -else &stype=${stype}}{ifthen -value1 ${fuzzy} -value2 -test EQUAL -then -else &fuzzy=${fuzzy}}{ifthen -value1 ${omit} -value2 -test EQUAL -then -else &${omit}=1}{ifthen -value1 ${skipdb} -value2 -test EQUAL -then -else &skipdb=${skipdb}}{ifthen -value1 ${period} -value2 -test EQUAL -then -else &period=${period}}
uscripts
Working (as of Feb 2007) userscripts.org search command. Search Greasemonkey scripts.
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Created 2007-02-22 01:30:22
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2013-01-08 17:41:51
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http://userscripts.org/scripts/search?q=%s&commit=Search
Gface
Performs a google image search, only looking for faces. Use: Gface Bradd Pitt - only returns pics of his face Gface Eiffel Tower - only returns images of the Eiffel Tower with a face in them.
168 uses
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Created 2007-06-14 14:17:44
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2018-12-10 12:51:51
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http://images.google.com/images?q=%s&imgtype=face
siml
find similar sites using similicio.us It answers the question "people who tagged this site on del.icio.us also tagged what other sites?" Example: siml www.lifehacker.com
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Created 2007-12-01 06:24:03
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2012-03-04 12:44:26
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http://similicio.us/search.php?url=%s
lirr
LIRR Train Schedules
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Created 2008-06-18 22:58:07
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2019-08-21 08:20:08
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http://lirr42.mta.info/index.asp
ggat
168 uses
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Created 2008-07-24 13:15:45
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2020-06-28 07:13:44
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http://www.google.at/search?hl=de&q=%s&meta=
ytr
168 uses
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Created 2011-01-23 14:40:45
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2025-01-25 06:04:36
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http://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=search_videos&search_sort=relevance&search_query=%s+trailer&search=Search
papps
PortableApps.com Search.
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Created 2009-12-07 22:23:59
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2015-02-05 08:11:09
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http://portableapps.com/search/node/%s
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