New Delhi, Sept. 27 -- "Google's birthday" is going viral! As the tech giant marks its 28th birthday today, September 27, billions of browser users were greeted by a celebratory Google Doodle.

This year, rather than a festive artwork often accompanied by interactive digital confetti or nostalgia-themed easter eggs, the company opted for a nostalgic throwback with an artwork featuring the very first, pre-launch beta version of the Google logo.

But what has piqued the curiosity of tech enthusiasts and history buffs is a small discrepancy: Google was not actually founded on September 27. In fact, the company was officially incorporated weeks earlier, on 4 September 1998.

So, why does the world's most powerful search engine celebrate its b...