15 Facts About Google You Probably Didn't Know!

Did you know that Google’s original name was Backrub? The name was inspired by the system method back links to find and rank pages. There are many fun facts about tech leader of the decade. Google founders came up with Google Doodle in 1998. The homepage doesn't have any fancy UI elements because Google founders did not know how to code front-end using HTML language. Today we have listed some such interesting lesser known facts about Google.

1. The early version of Google was able to process only 30-50 pages per seconds. Now Google processes millions of pages per second.

2. Google founders used ten 4 GB hard drives to store the data in Lego casing, which enables easy expansion of storage capacity. Google has 100 million GB of data today.

3. Google founders never intended to start their own business. They were looking to sell the search engine system. Yahoo originally refused to buy Google but it later in 2002, they offered $3 billion to buy the company. Google founders refused the offer and the company is now valued at $400 billion.

4. Google investors misspelled the mathematical term ‘googol’ which was proposed as the name and, they ended up purchasing Google as domain name.

5. Till 2001, Google’s homepage was aligned to the right side of the page instead of the center.

6. Google cracked April fool prank in 2000 saying, they have invented mind reading ability for searches called ‘MentalPlex.’

7. Merriam-webster and Oxford English dictionaries included the verb ‘Google’ in their listing. The meaning of Google in dictionary is ‘search for information about on the internet using the search engine Google.

8. Google rents and feeds 200 goats to mow the weeds and brush around company’s headquarters.

9. Google offices have weird yet fancy decoration such as T-Rex, a space ship, Lego figure and adult size ball pits. The HQ is full of Android bots and statues.

10. Google is known for providing amazing snack to its employees. Google provides lot of gourmet food and snack. The company started offering Swedish Fish, chewy candy in 1999.

11. Larry Page’s brother was cofounder of eGroup, which Yahoo acquired for $500 million in 2000.

12. Larry Page and Sergey Brin met at Stanford University. Brin had given short tour of school to Larry Page, as he was a new student there.

13. Google has averaged a new company acquisition per week since 2000.

14. Google acquired YouTube during a meeting at Denny’s restaurant.

15. Google employees are known as Googlers while new employees are called as Nooglers. 


This article originally published by:-efytimes