1. He was raised by a dentist and a psychiatrist
Born in New York, Zuckerberg has three sisters, Randi, Donna and Arielle. His father is a dentist and his mother a psychiatrist.
2. He started programming when he was young
His father initially taught him about computers and programming but then hired a developer to tutor him. The developer, David Newman, labeled him a prodigy.
3. His first popular site breached security and violated privacy
His father also enrolled him in a graduate course in programming while still in high school.
While studying at Harvard, Zuckerberg built a "hot or not" website, called Facemash, that took online photos from facebooks of the college's Houses. Users were then asked to select which one they thought was "hotter". There was a massive backlash and Zuckerberg was banned from access to Harvard's internet and accused of breaching security and individual privacy.
4. He is red/green colourblind
Zuckerberg suffers from red/green colour blindness, which means the colour he can most easily see is blue - no surprise then, that Facebook is blue.
5. He dropped out of Harvard to pursue his dream
Initially launched as Thefacebook, Zuckerberg developed a website for college students to connect. He moved to California and found an investor for his project. He purchased Facebook.com in 2005.
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