As of today, in 1998, a small company named Google was officially incorporated. It was the nascent and literal garage work of two Stanford graduates while they were working on a search engine for the World Wide Web. Twenty years later, Google is the third most valuable brand in the world – at least one measure – and the raison d'être of Android Police.

They grow up so fast, is not it?

Google is celebrating its birthday with a sober doodle, showing how Search has changed since the beginning of the business and providing some fun examples of more popular and humorous searches over the years. With this new Google site, 20 more years, interesting details on the evolution of research trends since 1998.

The nostalgic can also browse a Twitter moment celebrating Google doodles past, or find their Tuva in a discussion about Feynman, lost countries and the ease with which children have it with search engines nowadays. There is even a slightly abusive adaptation, Googly Dr. Seuss that explores some of the best Easter eggs.

In fact, Google is also celebrating the positive impact that its various services and products have had over the years. We think of things like Google Earth and YouTube as curiosities or entertainment, but they have changed people's lives in amazing and unexpected ways.

It is strange to think that the company that brought us Android (after the acquisition, anyway) spent about half of its life without the product we know and love. Search has always been Google's bread and butter, but compared to Gmail and Maps, Android and Chrome are still experiences.

Here is 10 years older than Android, and 20 years older than Google.