Mark Zuckerberg: Facts About The B'day Boy!

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By Amrisha Sharma

Monday, May 14, 2012, 12:09 [IST]

Everyone knows about Facebook. But, do you know about the founder of this site? Facebook, the social networking site was launched in February 2004 by a young talent, Mark Zuckerberg. Today, (14th May) is the birthday of this talented internet entrepreneur and the founder of Facebook. Lets check out some unknown facts about this 28 year old man!

College drop out: He was dropped out from the Harvard University before immersing with Facebook. Who knew that this college drop out will become a billionaire? Well, he is not the only drop out billionaire. Even Steve Jobs and Bill Gates to name a few were college drop outs!

14th Richest man in the world: Mark Zuckerberg is one of the youngest billionaires in the world. The success of Facebook has made him the 14th richest man of the world.

Facebook was not public before: While studying at Harvard University, Mark started a website named “Facemash” to judge the attractiveness of the students through their profile pictures. The site didn't do well at the college and then he launched Facebook.com, that was public. A platform to make friends, upload pictures and stay connected with friends and dear ones.

Colour blind: The 28 year old CEO of Facebook is a colour blind. This is the reason he has selected blue colour for his site because this is the only colour that he can see very clearly.

These are few facts about the fonder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg. Do you know some other facts about the birthday boy? Share with us.