Isn't it amazing? On a quick and dirty calculation, I found that the head is about the size of 5½ Football fields (~ 6½ without end zones!). I didn't research on this (as I am at work), but I wouldn't be surprised if one of the following possibilities turn out to be true.
(1) Google allows it's employees to spend 20% of the work-time on any project they like. Probably one of the employees doctored the map for fun, spread the rumor to a co-worker, and timed the arrival of an e-mail with this information from his/her aunt! (i.e., an experiment on finding the speed of gossip).
(2) This is a good way for Google to motivate people to install their product on our machines, w/o conventional advertisement! Even if a person from Zambia clicks on Chuy's in Austin (by turning the "Restaurants" layer on), Google gets the money per click!
PS: Noticed quite a bit of chatter on this topic. Didn't care to read, as I am on a short lunch break.
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