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thefacebook.com (thefacebook.com)
2 points by garciagomezluis 3497 days ago
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k2xl 3497 days ago
i don't understand - this just redirects to facebook for me?
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grzm 3497 days ago
You're not missing anything. Facebook was once called "thefacebook".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook#2003.E2.80.9306:_Thef...

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Vera527 3497 days ago
So? Everyone knows that "Facebook.com" was called "TheFacebook.com" before Sean Parker asked Mark to "drop the 'the' from 'thefacebook.com'." Anyone who watched "The Social Network" knows this.
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