16 amazing facts you didn't know about Google

16 amazing facts you didn't
know about Google
Many people do not know many fascinating
facts about the Internet's most used search
engine. Here are 16 facts you didn’t know
about Google:
It is no news that Google is one of the most
prominent entities on the Internet, in addition
to being one of the most valuable companies
in the world.
But many people do not know many
fascinating facts about the Internets' most
used search engine. Here are 16 facts you
didn’t know about Google:
1. Google was originally named “Backrub”.
2. Google believes GPA’s and test scores are
“worthless as criteria for hiring.” The
company has teams where 14% of their
employees didn’t attend university.
3. The founders of Google tried to sell it for
$1 million in 1999, the company they tried to
sell it to, Excite , rejected them and refused to
buy the company.
4. If you search for “Askew” in Google, the
content will actually tilt slightly to the right.
5. When a Google employee dies, their
spouses are given half pay by the company
for 10 years, with their children receiving
$1,000 per month till they turn 19.
6. Every single day, 16% of the searches that
occur on Google are ones that Google has
never seen before.
7. When it wanted to create a street view of a
desert, Google hired a camel.
8. Google makes $20 billion from advertising
alone each year. That is more than the
primetime revenues of CBS, NBC , ABC, and
Fox combined.

9. 20 million searches are performed on
Google every minute.
10. Because Gmail first launched on April 1 of
2004, most people thought it was an April
fool prank.
11. The lead developer for the popular Firefox
browser now works for Google Chrome.
12. Google’s first ever computer storage was
made from Lego .
13. Facebook is not the most visited website
in the world. Google is.
14. On August 16, 2013, Google went down
for 5 minutes. In that time, Internet traffic al
over the world dropped by 40%.
15. Google has been acquiring two companies
every month since 2010.
16. The domain “Googlesucks.com” is owned
by Google.