Hyderabad, April 29 -- We are halfway through 2025, and technology is just blasting off to another level! From Yahoo Mail to Gmail, Orkut to X (Twitter), Instagram to Google - these apps have become a part of our daily lives. Tech giants are spending billions to keep things safe.

But did you know? Once upon a time, someone actually bought Google.com - and that too for just Rs 1000!

A Late Night Surprise: Buying Google.com for $12

In 2015, Sanmay Ved, a former Google employee from Mandvi, Gujarat, was casually browsing Google Domains around 1:20 a.m. Just for fun, he typed "google.com" - and guess what? It showed up as available!

Thinking it must be a mistake, he clicked "Add to Cart" - and it worked! He checked out, paid $12, and BOOM...