omg, you guys, i just learned something crazy about excel - it thinks 1900 was a leap year, which is totally not true. apparently, this has been a known issue for a pretty long time, but microsoft is never going to fix it because it would basically break everything.



so, it all started with this old spreadsheet program called lotus 1-2-3, which was super popular back in the day. it was like the excel of its time, and it made the same mistake about 1900 being a leap year. but here's the thing - it wasn't really a big deal back then, because most people weren't using it for super precise date calculations or anything. it was just an easy way to handle leap years, i guess.



when microsoft came out with its own spreadsheet program, excel, it had to be compatible with lotus 1-2-3 or no one would have switched over. so, it made the same assumption about 1900 being a leap year, just to make things easier for users. and that's how we ended up with this weird bug that's still around today. it's not like it's a huge problem or anything, but it's still kinda funny that it's just been left there all these years.



i mean, i can see why microsoft wouldn't want to fix it now - it would probably cause all sorts of problems with old spreadsheets and stuff. but at the same time, it's a bit weird that they're just leaving it like that. i guess it's just one of those quirky things about excel that you learn to live with. preorders are available at major retailers, but i'm not really sure why you'd need to preorder excel - it's not like it's aRead more: Full article on www.pcgamer.com

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