Countries of the World

The founders of Google met by chance. Sergey Brin, a Ph.D. candidate at Stanford University, was assigned to show Larry Page around the prestigious campus when Page visited to see if he wanted to attend. Page, who was 22 at the time, had just finished earning a computer engineering degree from the University of Michigan.

Singer, songwriter and actress Jada Pinkett-Smith told a newspaper that she originally auditioned for the role of Trinity in the Matrix but had no chemistry with Reeves, so the filmmakers decided to give the role to Carrie-Anne Moss instead.

Microsoft designer Vincent Connare designed the sans-serif font, Comic Sans. He drew his inspiration from his favorite comic books, including the much-loved ‘Watchmen’ series and ‘The Dark Knight Returns’. Many designers argued that the font was overused, though Connare has claimed to have used it only once.