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10 Little-Known Facts About Mark Zuckerberg

Founder and CEO of world's largest social networking site turned 31 on May 14.  1. Programming Mark started programming at the age of 12. He created a very interesting messaging program in Atari BASIC to communicate with his dad in his dental office. Mark compiled intelligent music streaming platform Synapse in school. Microsoft and AOL showed interest in buying the product while Zuckerberg refused their offers. 2. Doesn’t Work Long Hours Mark revealed in one of Q&A sessions at Facebook that he works approximately 50-60 hours a week, which is close to number of hours average Facebook employee works. Although he doesn't work long hours, he has spent most of his life in thinking how to connect people and serve the community in better ways. 3. One Rule For Hiring Mark believes in hiring people who are better than him at the age. No wonder Facebook is full of smart people. He hires people that he would have as a boss. For example, he hired Sheryl Sandberg as COO of Facebook, Sheryl is most famous woman in the tech world. Mark considers her as his mentor. 4. Favorite Quotes Mark Zuckerberg once posted his favorite quotes on his Facebook page. His favorite quotes are- *Fortune favours the bold: Virgil, Aeneid X.284 *All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once you grow up: Pablo Picasso *Make things as simple as possible but no simpler: Albert Einstein 5. Youngest Billionaire Mark became the youngest billionaire at the age of 23 in 2008. According to Forbes, he was ranked 785 on the world’s billionaires list. Facebook’s total valuation is $33.4 bilion. Mark is the 16th richest person in the world. 6. Color Blind This is one of the very less known fact about Mark. He is red and green color blind. Zuckerberg once reportedly said that the best color he can see is Blue. No wonder, Facebook is designed in blue theme. 7. Facebook Profile His Facebook profile says that he likes McDonalds, In-N-Out Burger, Daft Punk, Lady Gaga, Beyonce, Katy Perry. 8. T-Shirts and Hoodies Mark shares passion for hoodies and t-shirts. Zuckerberg believes in comfortable clothing. His trademark attire is ill-fitting hoddie, jeans, t shirt and adidas sandals. He can be spotted in this attire at most press events and special occasions. He says, he doesn't want to waste his time and energy over such matters. He wants to clear his life to make it clear to make as few decisions as possible about anything except how to best serve Facebook community. Mark has multiple same shirts. 9. Love For Books Mark shares special love for books. He even started a Facebook page called A Year of Books. He recommends books to his followers every fortnight on the page. 10. Mark’s Dog Mark owns a Hungarian Sheepdog named Beast. Beast has his own Facebook page with over 2 million fans