We had heard that both the Google founders flew to Arusha for TED's worthy conference on poverty and development in Africa — on their tricked-out party plane. Correction: Sergey Brin wasn't on the plane; only his co-founder, Larry Page, with girlfriend Lucy Southworth. Oh, and Bono. The Google jet, a Boeing 767-200, stopped off on the way in the ancient Moroccan city of Fez, to pick up the U2 frontman. It's so convenient, having billionaire buddies.

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