Facts about GOOGLE

1. Google was originally called “Backrub".
2. Google got its name by accident. The founders misspelled "googol", which refers to the number 1 followed by 100 zeroes.
3. Microsoft pays you to use Bing instead of Google.
4. Every minute, 2 million searches are performed on Google.
5. Because Gmail first launched on April 1stof 2004, many people thought it was an April Fools' Day prank.

6. If you search for “askew" in Google, the content will tilt slightly to the right.
7. Google has been acquiring 2 companies per month since 2010
8. Firefox web browser's lead developer is now working for Google Chrome.
9. Google is developing a computer so smart it can program itself.
10. Google has found GPA's and tests scores to be "worthless as criteria for hiring"; they have teams where 14% of their employees haven't gone to college.
11. In 1999, the founders of Google actually tried to sell it to Excite for just US$1 million. Excite turned them down.
12. When a Google employee dies, their spouses receive half pay from the company for 10 years and their children US$1,000 per month until they turn 19.
13. Google's First Computer Storage Was Made From LEGO.
14. For the 4th consecutive year, Google was named the best company to work for in the U.S. by Fortune Mag in 2014.

15. Google intends to scan all known existing 129 million unique books before 2020.