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Web browsers understand all sorts of URL formats. If you want to go to Google you put http://www.google.com in your browser. These URL’s are also valid for Google as well:

http://1208930147

and

http://%67%6f%6f%67%6c%65%2e%63%6f%6d

For a good explanation as to why this is and what URL obfuscation is used for, check out this post.

–Chris

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