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21 Amazing Facebook Facts You Didn’t Know

Love it or hate it, there’s no getting away from Facebook. The social media behemoth’s influence can be seen in every corner of the Web, from the site’s growing underground popularity in China (where the site is banned) to the fact that approximately  30% of American adults get their news from Facebook . 1.   Al Pacino was the first “face” on Facebook . A very early iteration of the site displayed a header image featuring a man’s face obscured behind binary code. The identity of the man could not be seen clearly, but it later came to light that the face was that of acclaimed actor Al Pacino.  2.   Peter Thiel, co-founder of PayPal, was the first major investor to back Facebook.  Thiel, a luminary in the startup and venture capital worlds, saw the site’s potential and invested $500,000 into the young company in 2004. Thiel later sold his stake in the company for more than $1 billion. 3. Sean Parker, co-founder of now-defunct music sharing site Napster, o...