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INSIGHTS INTO THE WORLD OF THE GOOGLE EMPIRE

Added on: 30th Sep 2016

 

IN 2010, NICARAGUA ACCIDENTALLY INVADED

COSTA RICA BECAUSE OF A MISTAKE IN

GOOGLE MAPS

In 2010, Nicaragua accidentally invaded Costa Rica because of a mistake in Google Maps

 

 

SUSAN WOJCICKI, THE WOMAN WHO RENTED

HER GARAGE TO LARRY PAGE AND

SERGEI BRIN, BECAME THE CEO OF YOUTUBE

Susan Wojcicki, the woman who rented her garage to Larry Page and Sergei Brin, became the CEO of Youtube

 

 

IN THE US, GOOGLE SEARCHES FOR

"WHY IS MY POOP GREEN" PEAK AROUND 5AM

In the US, Google searches for

 

 

GOOGLE WAS ORIGINALLY CALLED BACKRUB

Google was originally called BackRub

 

 

GOOGLE CLAIMS THAT GPAS AND TEST SCORES

ARE USELESS. THERE ARE TEAMS IN THE

COMPANY WHERE UP TO 15% OF THE

EMPLOYEES NEVER WENT TO COLLEGE

Google claims that GPAs and test scores are useless. There are teams in the company where up to 15% of the employees never went to college

 

 

GOOGLE WANTS TO SCAN EVERY SINGLE BOOK

IN THE WORLD BY 2020. THAT WOULD BE AN

ESTIMATED 130 MILLION VOLUMES

Google wants to scan every single book in the world by 2020. That would be an estimated 130 million volumes.

 

 

GOOGLE USED A CAMEL TO CREATE A

STREET VIEW OF THE DESERT

Google used a camel to create Street View of the desert

 

 

GOOGLE'S FIRST EVER TWEET WAS

"I'M FEELING LUCKY" IN BINARY

Google's first ever tweet was

 


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