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Mark Zuckerberg turns 28 today: Here are 8 things you may not know about him

Some life titbits about the man at the helm of Facebook.
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FACEBOOK CEO Mark Zukerberg celebrates turning 28 year old today – and he certainly has a lot to celebrate.

This week, the social network is expected to begin selling stock to the public for the first time, with a potential IPO valuation of $100 billion.

But what about the man the helm of the company? Here are eight things you may not have known about Mark Zuckerberg…

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    Seany Mc Donagh
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    May 14th 2012, 4:06 PM

    Fecker is over a year younger than me and worth billions. Ah sure, me mammy is still proud of me

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    Itchy Brain
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    May 14th 2012, 4:52 PM

    He is younger than a lot of people

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    Ultan Quirke
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    May 14th 2012, 8:53 PM

    Smashing piece of insightful analysis there itchy brain

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    Gerry campbell
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    May 14th 2012, 5:32 PM

    Well I don’t know if I’m on my own in this , but as a parent I really wish he hadn’t invented the f@@@@@g thing at all.

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    Chuck Farrelly
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    May 14th 2012, 7:52 PM

    Hmmmm I wonder if his parents also wished that their son would spend less time on the computer??

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    Itchy Brain
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    May 14th 2012, 4:55 PM

    Flay play for promising to donate half of his earnings to charity if he actually does!

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    Des Keegan
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    May 14th 2012, 4:18 PM

    ha ha, I read the dogs name too quickly, thought he was called breast!

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    Patrick Slattery
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    May 14th 2012, 4:21 PM

    He also likes to overvalue his IPO.

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    May 14th 2012, 8:37 PM

    Weldone to you boy u have earned every penny!

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    Thomas Mc Grory
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    May 14th 2012, 9:34 PM

    Happy Birthday

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    Denis Kerin
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    May 15th 2012, 1:19 AM

    Maybe if we stuck a for sale sign on malin head he might buy d country…

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    colm connolly
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    May 14th 2012, 4:29 PM

    He is still young …. I’d have never guessed !!

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    Sean Hickey
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    May 15th 2012, 12:54 AM

    Think of all those things he can do with his personal fortune of 10 Billion that he couldn’t do with 100 Million.
    At a certain stage it’s just numbers.

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