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The MSN Search blog reports that they've added about a million new instant answers, those fact boxes that appear atop search results, giving you quick access to good facts about whatever you're searching for.

The new boxes include more baseball and new football statistics, weather facts and stats, info on government officials, and major holidays.

Examples:

president of russia

senator new york (not a great result)

kurt warner quarterback rating

carlos delgado walks

rainfall in seattle

high temperature in seattle

date passover

what is boxing day

Nathan Weinberg writes the popular InsideGoogle blog, offering the latest news and insights about Google and search engines.

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