how does Facebook change the url without reloading the page? [duplicate]

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How does Facebook change the url without reloading the page?

Earlier facebook used the hash (#) to prevent the page from reloading each time new data had to load, but now a days Facebook change the whole url?! How the beeep is that possible?

Look here stackoverflow.com/questions/136458/…

Marco Johannesen
– Marco Johannesen

2011-10-20 20:59:21 +00:00
Commented Oct 20, 2011 at 20:59 — Marco Johannesen
– Marco Johannesen, Commented Oct 20, 2011 at 20:59
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Dejan Marjanović
– Dejan Marjanović

2011-10-20 21:01:49 +00:00
Commented Oct 20, 2011 at 21:01 — Dejan Marjanović
– Dejan Marjanović, Commented Oct 20, 2011 at 21:01

Radu · Accepted Answer · 2011-10-20 21:02:15Z

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They're using the History API. You can find some more demos at MDN too.

answered Oct 20, 2011 at 21:02

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