Answering Google's Most Asked Questions of 2023

We can learn a lot about ourselves and the state of the world through our Google searches. What we ask the internet is not only a reflection of what we want to know, but also what we desire and fear.

In 2023, people search for everything from deep questions like "What's the meaning of life?"—which I answered already in this video—to not so deep questions like "Can I feed this to my dog?" In this video, I'll answer all of Google's most searched questions of 2023. The year hasn't been easy, like most years, and as a result, many people took to Google to figure out how to remove the metaphorical fruit flies hovering around their lives like a cloud.

They also search for "How to get rid of fruit flies and gnats?" For the latter, try setting up a jar and filling it with red wine vinegar. Add a drop of soap and cover the container with plastic wrap and an elastic band. Use a short pencil to poke holes in the wrap and watch your fruit fly prison fill with inmates. For the former, understand that life can be tough sometimes, but it does improve. Even if it doesn't get better, what's the point in worrying about tomorrow today?

With the emergence of AI, technology has moved faster this year than in recent years. While this is good, it's also caused a huge tech overload for many people, spawning questions like "How do I delete this app?" Touch and hold the app you want to delete for a few seconds, and a menu should pop up. Click on "Delete App" if you're on an iPhone, and "Uninstall" if you're on an Android.

"How do I delete my Facebook account?" Click on your profile picture, then "Settings and Privacy," and then just "Settings." Go to "Account Center" at the top left of your screen, followed by "Personal Details." Under "Account Settings," now go to "Account Ownership and Control," then "The Activation or Deletion." Keep going; you're almost free, and then select "Delete."

Just a warning: once you delete your Facebook account, there are consequences. Your posts, photos, and videos will be gone forever, and you won't be able to reactivate your account. But maybe the greatest consequence of all is that you'll have a better chance at happiness.

"How to delete your Instagram account?" It's pretty much the same as deleting your Facebook account. Now say goodbye to envy-inducing vacation photos.

"How to screenshot on a Mac?" Press and hold three keys together: Shift, Command, and 3. They really need to give screenshots a permanent place on the keyboard.

"Who owns Google?" Alphabet is Google's parent company. If you are hoping for another chaotic billionaire owner, I'm sorry to disappoint you, but it's probably for the best.

When the world gets tough, many people turn to fantasies and spirituality to ground themselves.

"Are dragons real?" Although dragons have origins in many ancient cultures across the globe, it's more likely that people living hundreds to thousands of years ago misinterpreted dinosaur fossils as dragons. Almost all of the features of a dragon, aside from breathing fire, can be found in dinosaurs or flying reptiles that existed over 65 million years ago. There are creatures today called dragons, such as the Komodo dragon, but nothing resembling how they've been described historically.

"Are unicorns real?" Yes, although I do need to qualify that answer a lot. A prehistoric creature called the Siberian unicorn roughly resembled what we call a unicorn. It had a horn in the middle of its head and ran on four legs like a horse, but this animal was a lot hairier and had a build more similar to a bison. Technically, it's also an ancient species of rhino. Common depictions of unicorns were likely inspired by narwhal tusks that washed up on oceanside beaches. The Danish King Frederick III even had a throne made entirely of what he insisted were unicorn horns, but were narwhal tusks.

"What does 444 mean?" Have you ever seen the same single-digit numbers repeated in sequence over and over again, like when you happen to look at a clock at 11:11 on multiple days in a row? Some people think there's meaning in this repetition and refer to the phenomenon as angel numbers. This concept comes from numerology, as well as from astrology and palm reading. The repeating numbers are often seen as messages or signs from the universe.