| 1. Bill Gates' smoking habits are not known. |
| 2. Bill Gates does drink alcohol. |
| 3. Bill Gates had a passion for computers and programming. |
| 4. He attended Lakeside School, one of the few schools with a computer terminal back then. |
| 5. His first computer program was a tic-tac-toe game. |
| 6. Gates modified his school's program to place himself in classes with more girls he found interesting. |
| 7. He graduated from Lakeside School with an exceptional score and later attended Harvard where he met Steve Balmer. |
| 8. In 1975, Gates dropped out of Harvard to form "Micro-Soft" with his childhood friend Paul Allen. |
| 9. Gates was once arrested in 1977 for driving without a license in New Mexico. |
| 10. In 1994, he purchased the Codex Leicester by Leonardo Da Vinci for $30.1 million. |
| 11. Gates' net worth exceeded $101 billion in 1999, earning him the nickname "cent billionaire." |
| 12. He makes about $250 per second, $15,000 per minute, and nearly $20 million every day on average. |
| 13. Gates was the world's richest man from 1995 to 2007, briefly surpassed by Mukesh Ambani. |
| 14. If Gates were a country, he would be the 37th richest in the world. |
| 15. His mansion, Xanadu 2.0, features a large swimming pool with an underground music system. |
| 16. In 1987, Gates was listed in Forbes as one of the world's wealthiest individuals. |
| 17. He resigned as chairman of Microsoft in February 2014 to become a technology adviser. |
| 18. Bill and Melinda Gates plan to leave $30 million for their children and donate the rest to charity. |
| 19. In July 2022, Gates shared his first resume on social media, acknowledging its simplicity. |
| 20. Melinda Gates announced her resignation as co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on 13th May 2024. |
