Published by: Vivek Dubey
Google was initially named Backrub by the founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin. The name was a reference to the system’s ability to analyse ‘backlinks’ on the web.
Google was born out of a garage in Menlo Park, California. Google subsequently bought the garage and filled it with sweets, snacks, and lava lamps.
The name Google is a misspelling of the mathematical term googol, which is written as the digit '1' followed by one hundred zeroes.
Google’s first tweet was “I’m feeling lucky” posted on February 26, 2009.
The first Google Doodle was created in 1998 as a playful way to indicate that the founders were attending the Burning Man festival.
Google’s email service, Gmail, came out on April Fool’s Day, 2004. The announcement was written in such a way that many people assumed it was a joke at first.
Google is famous for its creative April Fools’ Day pranks.
“Google Nose” claimed to allow users to search and smell scents on the internet.
“Google Maps Pac-Man” turned real streets into Pac-Man games.
The unique ethos of Google extends to its headquarters, where employees ride coloured “gBikes” around the Googleplex.
The historic acquisition of YouTube by Google took place at a Denny’s restaurant in Palo Alto, California.
To mow the lawns at Google headquarters more sustainably, they once hired a herd of goats to graze the fields.
“Google” was certified as a verb in 2006 by both the Oxford English Dictionary and Merriam-Webster.