1. Bill Gates’ full name is William Henry Gates III.
2. Sold his first program and the age of 17 for $4,200. He wrote a program to sort his school’s class schedules. He amended the code insuring that he was in a class full of girls.
3. His Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) was 1590 and the highest score then was 1600. His SAT score corresponded roughly to an IQ of 170.
4. He was a college Dropout. He was enrolled at Harvard University but after two years he decided to opt of college to start Microsoft.
5. Hi was arrested in New Mexico in 1977. He was allegedly jumping a red light and also driving without driver’s license.
6. Hi is a Knight; In March 2005 Gates received an honorary knighthood from the queen of England. Gates was bestowed with the Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for his services in reducing poverty and improving health in the developing countries of the world.
7. Bill Gates aimed to become a millionaire at the age of 30. However, he became a billionaire at the age of 31.
8. If Bill Gates was a country; he would be the 37th riches country in the world.
9. Bill Gates children will only inherit $10 Million US dollars each, out of is $72 Billion US dollars Net Worth.
10. On June 27, 2008 Bill Gates step down as the Chairman on Microsoft to devote his full time philanthropic role in the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
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