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The original Google homepage was sparse on purpose
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The original Google homepage was sparse on purpose

Internet · Web History · V6.8 daily facts 2026-05-22

Founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin kept the homepage minimal in part because they didn't know HTML well enough to add more.

TopicInternet · Web History
SourceV6.8 daily facts 2026-05-22
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