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What Is Google?

Google, the Internet search company founded in September 1998. by Larry Page & Sergey Brin, got it's name from the word Googol, which represents number 1 followed with hundred zeros after it.


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Johnny
seems like the name really suites it =D btw i already knew that before.
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Johnny at 10:44PM, Jul 24th 2008.
dave
no you didnt you liarrr ommg your lyiinggg oommmmggg you did not know that OMMMGG
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dave at 03:54PM, Dec 2nd 2008.
Johnny
yes i did know that so stfu dave gosh cant you just leave me alone
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Johnny at 09:49AM, Apr 13th 2009.
David
"Googol is a number that has a hundred zeros after it" is actually a moderately known fact, so Dave, it is very possible that Johnny did know that already.
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David at 11:04AM, Jun 1st 2009.
Dean
Did you know it was the £1,000,000 question on "Who Wants To Be a Millionaire" (UK) when Charles Ingram cheated and won the million pound prize?

That a googol is 1 to the power 100

Search it, its true ;)
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Dean at 05:14PM, Jul 5th 2009.
Alex
1 to the power of 100 is 1 -.-
1 with a hundred zeros after it would be 10 to the power of hundred.
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Alex at 07:20PM, Jul 4th 2010.
Alexandru D.
Hi guys,

Question for you!

What is the name of the number formed by 1 followed by a gogol of zeros?
Or, if I may 10 to the power of gogol?

I want your opinion on that! And how big do you think that number is? You know: how long, how much time it would take to write it down and stuff like that!

Thanks
Alexandru D.
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Alexandru D. at 06:14AM, Aug 11th 2010.

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