Happy Birthday, Google! Today, September 27, the world’s most popular search engine turns 27. Over the years, Google has become an integral part of our daily lives, helping us find answers to almost anything. Whenever we’re in doubt, the advice is always the same: “Just Google it."

As we celebrate this milestone, let’s take a look at how Google started, who created it, what its name really means, who owns it today and how it is marking its 27th birthday.

Who Created Google?

Google’s story began in 1995 at Stanford University. Larry Page was considering joining the university for graduate school, and Sergey Brin, a student there, was assigned to show him around. Their first meeting wasn’t exactly smooth; they reportedly disagreed on nearly everything. Yet, by the next year, the two had j

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