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Osama bin Laden Searches Increased One Million Percent on Sunday Night

By Adrian Covert Published May 4, 2011, 4:08 pm ET

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In the hour before President Obama announced the death of Osama Bin Laden, Google searches for the al Queda leader increased one million percent. Google, who mentioned this mind-boggling stat in a tweet, included the above image. [Google via Mashable]

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