The Real Truth of Bill Gates

The Real Truth of Bill Gates

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The Real Truth of Bill Gates

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Everyone knows Bill Gates, and if you don't we have some questions. First being, how? Okay, we'll cut you some slack and drop a few already well-known facts about him, this seemingly down to earth magnate. First, you know American global corporation, Microsoft, yes? Well, he's to thank for that. If that doesn't help you understand the sheer fame of this man, then we're not sure what will. Despite this apparent celebrity, there are still many facts about Bill Gates' early and present life that aren't known to many, some more comical than others. Allow us to present you with a few fascinating facts about Bill Gates away from the stage and behind the cameras.

Let's get you started with the easy ones.

12. College Dropout

Bill Gates, a young programmer, dropped out of Harvard University in 1975. This seems like the trajectory for most tech geniuses, quit school to head a quirky start-up and make millions while at it. Gates dropped out of Harvard University two years into his undergrad career to pursue his dream of founding Microsoft. Makes you question the education system if you didn't already. Bill Gates co-founded "Microsoft" with his childhood buddy Paul Allen. By the age of 26, he'd become a millionaire thanks to his business. Gates was dubbed "Harvard's most successful dropout" by the Harvard Crimson in 2010.
With its technological advances, the business went on to start a personal computer frenzy and achieve massive success. Gates returned to Harvard in 2007 to accept an honorary Doctor of Laws degree. This award is conferred by the university without the need to meet the standard prerequisites for a particular degree.

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I'm starting to think I might just need to go back to school just to drop out!

11. Bookworm

As if this wasn't already painfully obvious, young Gates was obsessed with reading. And he still is. Gates displayed a startling brilliance as a child, plowing through the massive World Book Encyclopedia set at the age of eight, but it was as an 11-year-old in his church confirmation class that he made the most lasting impression. Every year, Reverend Dale Turner challenged his students to remember chapters 5-7 of Matthew's Book of Matthew – sometimes known as the Sermon on the Mount – and rewarded those who succeeded with dinner on the Space Needle. Reverend Turner was taken aback when Gates took his turn and delivered the nearly 2,000-word piece flawlessly. While 31 of his students were able to dine at the Space Needle Restaurant, Gates was the only one who performed flawlessly.
In Fact, he regularly gives recommendations on books he loves, showing that once that bookworm bites, there's really no going back.

10. Microsoft was not Gates and Allen's first business relationship.

They built a payroll program for a company called Information Sciences Inc. as computer prodigies at Lakeside High School. They came up with a concept to streamline the process of measuring traffic flow shortly after that. Previously, as an automobile passed, a pressure-sensitive tube punched a sequence into a paper tape, which was later converted to computer cards. Gates and Allen constructed their "Traf-O-Data" computer to read and analyze the paper cassettes after scraping tog