GOOGLE FACTS
- Google owns many domains to cover mistypes such as: Gooogle, Gogle, Googel, and even 466453.
- Google is the most visited site then facebook.
- If you search for "atari breakout" in Google Images, you can play the game.
- People tend to forget information that can be easily found online. It's called the "Google effect".
- On August 16, 2013, Google went down for 5 minutes and in the time, the global Internet traffic dropped by 40%.
- Over 1 billion search requests per day are handled by Google. It is done by using over 1 million computers.
- Google became the world's largest search engine in June 2000.
- "Google" is added as a verb in the Oxford English Dictionary in June 2006.
- Google operates 70 offices in mote than 40 countries.
- If you search for "askew" in Google, the content will tilt slightly to the right.
- Google intends to scan all known existing 129 million unique books before 2020.
- 99% of Google profit comes from its advertising.
- "Don't be evil" is the unofficial slogan of Google.
- Google has been acquiring 2 companies per month since 2010.
- 88 Languages can be used in Google home page.
- Google was originally called "Backrub".
- Google prefers dogs to cats. Their official code of conduct specifically states they are a dog company.
- Google Maps calculates traffic by tracking how fast Android devices are moving on the road.
- By using google maps you can see underwater sea life, coral reefs and wrecks.
- The Versace dress Jennifer Lopez wore to the 2000 Grammy Awards sparked the creation of Google Images.
- The "I'm feeling lucky" button costs Google US $110 million per year, as it bypasses all ads.
- Google hired a camel to create the Street View of a desert.
- Google offers employees free condoms that come in blue, red, green and yellow and have the phrase "I'm Feeling Lucky!" printed on them.
- A single Google search requires more computing power than it took to send Apollo 11 to the Moon.
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