Google, the tech giant that changed the world. Learn about its beginnings, secret projects, and fun trivia. This is perfect for tech fans and curious readers. Here are 20 Surprising facts about Google.
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| Amazing Google Facts |
1. Google was founded on September 4, 1998, by Larry Page and Sergey Brin.
2. Its first office was in a garage in Menlo Park, California.
3. The original name of Google was “Backrub.”
4. The name "Google" comes from the mathematical term "googol," meaning 1 followed by 100 zeros.
5. Google's first doodle was a stick figure for the Burning Man Festival in 1998.
6. The "I’m Feeling Lucky" button costs Google millions in lost ad revenue yearly.
7. Google’s search index is over 100 million gigabytes in size.
8. It processes over 8.5 billion searches daily.
9. Google owns popular platforms like YouTube, Gmail, and Android.
10. The Google homepage is so simple because the founders didn’t know HTML well.
11. Google rents goats to mow the lawns at its headquarters.
12. The company’s first employee was Craig Silverstein.
13. Google’s unofficial motto used to be “Don’t be evil.”
14. The first Google server was made from LEGO bricks.
15. Google buys more renewable energy than most companies worldwide.
16. It holds the record for the world’s largest digital library with Google Books.
17. Google Maps uses cars, bikes, and even camels to collect Street View images.
18. The Android operating system, owned by Google, is used by over 2.5 billion devices.
19. Google’s parent company, Alphabet Inc., was created in 2015.
20. Google employees are called “Googlers,” and new hires are “Nooglers."
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