10 Interesting Facts AboutMARK ZUCKERBERG

By: Jaskaran Singh Kohli

#10 Multilingual

Mark is able to read and write in five different languages - English, Hebrew, Latin, French, and Ancient Greek.

#9 Star Wars

As a child, Mark had his Bar Mitzvah in the theme of a Star Wars party. Became a man, he did.

#8 A Perfect Smile

Zuckerberg Senior had a career as a dentist while Mark was growing up. As a result, Mark doesn't have a single cavity.

#7 No Time For T.V.It must be hard work being the brains behind the most popular social network in the world. Mark claims he doesn't own a television.

#6 Stage Fright

Zuckerberg hates public speaking, which is probably a bad thing, considering his job involves a lot of public speaking.

#5 ZuckNet

Social networking in 1996! Mark created ZuckNet - an instant messenger service - on an Atari BASIC, which his family used to communicate.

#4 FencingDon't get in a fight with Mark! At least, not if he has a sword! Zuckerberg was named MVP of his high school fencing team.

#3 Suits You

In 2009, following the 2008 recession, Mark decided to wear a tie for the entire year, citing the importance of the year as his main reason for the decision.

#2 Color-Blind

Mark Zuckerberg is Red-Green color-blind, which is part of the reason why the Facebook we know today is Blue.

#1 The Inventor

In total, Mark has around 50 patents to his name. With money in the bank, he has enough time and resources to add to that number significantly.