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(#1) Facebook Is Blue Because Zuckerberg Is Color Blind
Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg has a type of color blindness where he struggles to see hues of red and green. Blue on the other hand, is very vibrant for him. That's why the site has always maintained its iconic blue and white color scheme. It might also explain why he always wears grey.
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(#2) Half of America Is on Facebook
There are a little over 320 million people in America ,and just over 150 million Americans on Facebook. In total, nearly 47% of people in the U.S. are on the social media platform. When you limit the demographic to people older than ten, that percentage skyrockets even higher.
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(#3) More Than 80 Million Facebook Users Are Fake
It's tough to nail down a precise number, but most estimates put the number of fake Facebook profiles somewhere between 80 and 100 million. In other words, your chances of getting catfished are higher than you might think.
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(#4) People Love Hitting "Like" on Facebook Posts
The most popular thing to do on Facebook is to "like" posts. 80% of users "like" at least one post a month. The next most popular thing to do is watch videos, followed by read articles, message friends, and read news stories.
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(#5) Over a Billion People Use Facebook Every Day
The popularity of Facebook is truly incredible. 1.09 billion people use the social media platform every single day - that's one in seven people worldwide.
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(#6) Facebook's Closet Door Is Wide Open
Coming out on Facebook has become increasingly popular among the LGBT community. In just a year, 800,000 U.S. users came out to friends and family on the social media platform.
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(#7) Al Pacino Put the "Face" in Facebook
Around a decade ago, when Facebook was first getting its start, Al Pacino was the unidentifiable face of the network. Although you really couldn't recognize him, the pixelated blue and white image was a portrait of the young actor.
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(#8) Watch Out, Text Messages: 900 Million People Are on Facebook Messenger
Facebook Messenger is absurdly popular. 700 million people have joined in the last two years, and with a total of 900 million users, nearly one in every seven people worldwide are on the app. It's not hard to imagine that all of our digital communication might go through the site one day.
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(#9) The Co-Founder of PayPal Was Facebook's First Major Investor
Peter Thiel knows a thing or two about money - he is the co-founder of PayPal, after all. He's also a very well-respected investor and venture capitalist. As such, it should've been a good sign when he invested $500,000 in the social media site. Years later, that initial investment turned into well over $1 billion.
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(#10) Facebook Owns Instagram
One of the coolest facts about Facebook is that it owns your other favorite social network, Instagram. Back in 2012, Zuckerberg and Facebook bought Instagram for a cool $1 billion. Obviously, it has proven to be a very wise choice. The only problem is the borderline social media monopoly that has formed as a result.
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(#11) Facebook Gains Eight New Users Every Second
On average, there are eight new Facebook profiles being created each second. That means that if it take you five minutes to read this list, by the time you're done, 2,400 new people will have signed up. As many as 230,400 more will join while you're sleeping tonight.
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(#12) For Nearly 900 Million People, Mobile Is the Way to Go
Facebook has taken full advantage of the smartphone-crazed time we live in. As of 2016, 894 million users only check Facebook on their mobile device. That's compared to the meager 58 million mobile-only users that existed five years ago.
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(#13) Facebook Loves President Obama (Mostly)
You might not think so based on some Facebook comment sections, but President Obama is pretty well-liked on the site. Of all the politicians on Facebook, the POTUS is by far the most popular, with 48 million fans. Up next are Arnold Schwarzenegger and Mitt Romney with 15 and 10 million fans, respectively.
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(#14) Coca-Cola Is Facebook's Best Friend
Technically speaking, Facebook for Every Phone is the most popular brand on Facebook. Of non-Facebook entities, however, Coke is by far the most popular, with over 97 million fans - that counts for a lot of soda! Big name runners-up include YouTube, Red Bull, Nike Football, and Oreo.
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(#15) The Average Facebook Visit Is 20 Minutes Long
Every time someone visits Facebook, they spend an average of 20 minutes perusing. Whether it's stalking exes, commenting on articles, or reading political rants, 20 minutes per visit is a considerable amount of time - especially if you use the platform multiple times a day.
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(#16) 5,000 Messages Are Sent Every Second
Each second, as many as 5,000 Facebook messages are sent. That's nearly 1.5 million in the time it takes to read this list. Even with a more conservative estimate of 2,500 messages sent each second, that's still 72 million messages sent while you sleep.
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(#17) Facebook Is the New Kevin Bacon
According to Facebook, any two average users are only separated by 3.5 degrees. That means that, through about three and a half users, you're are connect to over a billion people around the world. That's something to think about next time you look at the "People You May Know" section.
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(#18) 38.6% of the Online Population Uses Facebook
Nearly four out of every 10 people in the world who go on the Internet are on Facebook. In Latin America, that number is more than 6 out of 10. The region that is least active on Facebook is Asia Pacific, where only 23.1% of people are on the platform.
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(#19) Each American and Canadian User Is Worth $13.54
Remember: On Facebook, if you're not the customer, you're the product. On average, each American and Canadian user earns Facebook $13.54 every quarter. On the other side, Asia Pacific users are only worth $1.59. UK users fair only marginally better with a quarterly worth of $4.50.
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(#20) This Soccer Star Is the Most Popular Person on Facebook
Believe it or not, this honor doesn't go to Beyonce or Justin Bieber. Cristiano Ronaldo surpassed Shakira in 2015 to become the most popular person on Facebook. The soccer player is an international star and has millions upon millions of likes to prove it.
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(#21) Facebook Speaks Pirate, Me Hearties!
If you grew up on the high seas and "argh!" was your first word, then Facebook has you covered. Among the many language options the platforms possesses is "English (Pirate)." Switching to this setting adds just the right amount of pirate jargon to liven up your page.
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(#22) Good Luck Avoiding "Candy Crush"
The constant invitations to play "Candy Crush" may be driving you nuts by now, but the game is not going anywhere. "Candy Crush" has 149.57 million monthly active users, as of February 2016. That's almost 25 million more people than the entire populations of France and Italy combined. Who says video games are just for nerds?
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