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TIL that Bill Gates didn't create MS-DOS from scratch. He just bought Q-DOS (Quick and Dirty Operating system) for $75,000. Q-DOS was a rip off of CP/M, the standard OS of most PCs in early 1980s. The virtual clone of Q-DOS, MS-DOS was licensed to IBM in a historic deal and the rest is history.

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4X8AJ TIL that ancient Greeks used to go to the gym naked and they competed nude to encourage aesthetic appreciation of the male body, and to be a tribute to the gods.
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