- The name Google is actually derived from the mathematical term 'googol' which is basically 1 with a 100 zeros following it.
- As part of their green initiative, Google regularly rents goats to mow the lawns of their mountain view HQ. The employees claim they find it calming to see goats outside the windows.
- Co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Bin originally named Google Backrub
- The first ever Google Doodle was a Burning Man stick figure that came out on August 30, 1998
