How does Google still know I've visited websites when my history is cleared?

I have cleared all my history in Firefox, but when I browse on Google, it still says which pages I've visited (they have purple lettering instead of blue).
I know it is a Firefox problem, because when I select "Never remember history", the sites will change back to blue text. However, I would like to track my history in the future. Any way to solve?

There is no history when I clear everything in the Library (History > Show All History).
So, Firefox is telling me everything is clear, however, Google is still telling me which sites I've visited and how many times.
(Thanks for the links for updates)

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hai
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