27/09/2023
π Celebrating Google's 25th Birthday: 25 Fascinating Facts π
1. Google was founded in a garage in Menlo Park, California.
2. The original name of Google was "Backrub."
3. Google's first tweet was in binary code, saying "I'm feeling lucky."
4. Google processes over 3.5 billion searches every day.
5. The first-ever Google Doodle was an out-of-office message for Burning Man.
6. Google Maps can calculate travel time by dragon, unicorn, or teleportation device.
7. Google's headquarters, Googleplex, has a T. Rex skeleton named "Stan."
8. The "I'm feeling lucky" button costs Google over $100 million per year.
9. Google's founders used Lego bricks for their first server storage.
10. Google can handle typos and misspellings in search queries.
11. Google's search index is estimated to be over 100 million gigabytes.
12. Google's code of conduct is "Don't be evil."
13. Google's search results can calculate math problems and flip a coin.
14. Google's search bar can also be used as a timer and calculator.
15. Google's quantum computer, Sycamore, can solve complex problems in seconds.
16. Google Photos can recognize and categorize your pet's photos.
17. Google Maps used camels to capture images of the desert.
18. Google's homepage can do a barrel roll if you ask it to.
19. Google's DeepMind AI has beaten human champions at Go and chess.
20. Google Docs can be edited by multiple people in real-time.
21. Google's first tweet in 2009 was "I'm feeling lucky" in binary code.
22. Google's birthday is celebrated on September 27th.
23. Google's founders, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, are known as "The Google Guys."
24. Google owns YouTube, the largest video-sharing platform.
25. Google's mission is to "organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful."
Happy 25th, Google! π₯³ππ