We all know that Google is the
very famous search engine which is widely used all over the world. It
helps us to find best results over the web. It is now one of the most
powerful and influential companies in the world today.
Here are some amazing facts about the tech giant Google -
1. Google's original name was Backrub
The co-founders of Google Larry Page and Sergey Brin originally named Google 'Backrub'!!
2. The name 'Google' actually derived from the mathematical term
The mathematical term 'googol' which is basically 1 with 100 zeros following it.
3. Google uses a web tool to recruit new employees
Yes! Google uses a web tool called foo.bar to recruit new employees based on what they search online.
4. The first Google doodle
The first Google Doodle was designed as a kind of "out of office" message. Google guys added the Burning Man Doodle in the homepage to let user know that Larry and Sergey were out of office and couldn't fix any technical issue like a server crash.
5. Google owns its own name misspellings
Such as www.gooogle.com, www.gogle.com and www.googlr.com
6. Google employees in US get death benefits
The employees of the Google in US get death benefits which guarantee that the surviving spouse will receive 50% of their salary every year for the next decade.
7. Google helps pronounce massive numbers
If you type any random number followed by '=english' and search then Google pronounce that number for you.
8. Google wanted to sell itself in 1999
In the year 1999 Google wanted to sell itself to online company Excite for $1 million, but the Excite rejected the offer. Google is now worth more than $300 billion!!
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