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13 Facts You Didn't Know About Google

Google (GOOG) is one of the largest American multinational technology companies providing users with Internet-related services and products. Google Incorporated is the third largest company, in terms of  market capitalization , in the United States; its market cap is $373.79 billion, only being edged out by Microsoft Corporation and Apple Incorporated. Although Google is one of the most well-known companies throughout the world, there are a plethora of facts that many do not know about Google. Before Google became a powerhouse search engine, it was known as BackRub. Larry Page and Sergey Brin, the founders of Google, met at Stanford University in 1995. The next year, Page and Brin collaborated on a new project, a powerful search engine called BackRub, which operated on Stanford University's servers. Google.com registered as a domain on Sept. 15, 1997. The name is a play on "googol," which is a term for a very large number, a 1 followed by 100 zeros. The name reflect