10 Unknown Facts About Google

Google was originally called " Backrub"
Google has found GPA's and Test score to be "Worthless as criteria for hiring"; they have teams where 14% of their employees haven't gone in colleges.
In 1999, the founders of Google actually tried to sell it to excite for just US $1 million. Excite turned them down.
The first Google Doodle was dedicated to the Burning Man Festival attended by Google Founders in 1998.
When Google employees dies, their spouse receive half pay from the company for 10 years and their children US$ 1,000 per month until they turn 19.
Google intends to scan all known existing 129 million unique books before 2020.
Every day, 16% of the searches that occur are ones that Google has never seen before.
Google hired a camel to create the street view of a Desert.
The "I'm feeling lucky" button costs Google US$ 110 million per year, as it bypasses all ads.
Google earns US$ 20 billion a year through advertising, more than the primetime revenues of CBS, NBS, ABC and FOX combined.