The internet, and Google in particular, have made it possible to have access to an unlimited amount of information with great ease. Research that used to take weeks at the library going through reams of microfiche and stacks of books, now takes only a few days with a few well place search queries.
Some would argue that this type of research power has actually made us a little less intelligent. After all why memorize facts when you can easily Google it. As a way to combat the intellectual sloth that can be caused by searching for every answer you need the fine folks at Google have introduced A Google A Day.
The interface is exactly the same as www.google.com with one exception: at the bottom of the screen is a question that requires multiple searches. To keep anyone from finding the answers on a blog post or hints in Instant Search feature they introduced an additional feature called Deja Google, which uses the websources that were avaiable before A Google A Day was introduced. Think of it as a factual scavenger hunt.
For example:
This one, on the other hand, I still haven't figure out.
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