10 Even Better Wolfram Alpha Easter Eggs

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The result? You found even more of Wolfram Alpha's hidden gems. In fact, you found so many that we couldn't leave the issue to rest. So, because we love these easter eggs so much, we're bringing you 10 more Wolfram Alpha easter eggs, almost all identified by Mashable's great readers.

1. To be or not to be?

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We already knew that Wolfram Alpha could crack a joke and knew its music, but literature too? Maybe Wolfram is a romantic at heart?

Thank you: shotbeak

2. How much wood could a woodchuck chuck?

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It's a classic tongue-twister that we're certain you're going to repeat aloud in a few seconds:

How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

But apparently tongue-twisters don't bother Wolfram one bit.

Thank you: Alex Korth

3. Do you speak __?

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Hey, hey - it's a fair question to ask Wolfram if it can speak Spanish, Latin, or German. After all, Google search comes in 100+ languages. We'll forgive Wolfram Alpha for only speaking English for now - it's barely a few days old - but look forward to international versions of the engine.

Bonus: Try asking Wolfram a question in some foreign languages (i.e. que paso pa?) and Wolfram will answer in that language. Of course, this kind of contradicts Wolfram's earlier claim that it only knows English...

Thank you: Rosana Hemann and Miguel Alvarez

4. How old are you?

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Wolfram Alpha knows at what time the sun rose on the day you were born, so why wouldn't it know a little about its own birthday? Wolfram provides detailed information in days, seconds, and hours as to how long it's been in public use.

Thank you: Kristen Boyd and Megan

5. Where have all the flowers gone?

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Wolfram Alpha once again proves that it knows the lyrics to some of the world's most popular songs.

Thank you: Kristen Boyd

6. How many angels can dance on the head of a pin?

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This one explains itself...if you know who Dorothy Sayers is.

Thank you: Allison

7. 88 MPH

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Hidden deep within a standard query is this little gem from Back to the Future (which, if you haven't seen, please do yourself the favor and rent/download). It's good to know that it knows the speed of Delorian-based time travel.

Wait...do you think Wolfram knows the secret to time travel? This could be interesting.

Bonus: Ask it about flux capacitors. Seriously, go try right now and then come back.

Thank you: Mark H. Delfs

8. Can you eat?

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Well that's rude of Wolfram - it didn't even give me a chance to ask my entire question.

Bonus: Try asking whether it can dance. I don't know why you'd want to dance with a computational entity, but to each his or her own I guess.

Thank you: don manu and Josh

9. Licks to the center of a tootsie pop?

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Do you remember the old Tootsie roll commercial? If not, let me refresh your memory with this YouTube video. Then this easter egg will make sense:

10. Are you self-aware?

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We've been asking this question all day. Strangely enough, we didn't know that Wolfram would give us an answer. The next generation of machine...or the next Skynet? Let's, uh, leave that question unanswered for now.

Thank you: Ashley

Thanks to all of you who are commenting and sending us tips

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