So, we measured 10 other textual things to determine whether they made Facebook's character cut. Did you know you can fit an entire movie script in your Facebook status? Or that you can share multiple copies of the U.S. Constitution? Find out which iconic texts you can squeeze into Facebook's 63,206-character limit below.
If you're curious how Facebook arrived at this seemingly random number, Facebook engineer Bob Baldwin explained to ZDnet, “I set the exact limit to something nerdy. Facebook … Face Boo K … hex(FACE) - K … 64206 - 1000 = 63206." In other words, Baldwin calculated the number using the hexadecimal numeral system: The hexadecimal value of "FACE" is 64,206. Then, Baldwin subtracted "K," or "kilo-" (the prefix for 1,000), to arrive at 63,206.
How else can you reach 63,206 characters in your Facebook status update? Share your ideas below.
Hat tip to Amy Moczynski, who allowed us to riff on her original idea.
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