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  "publishedAt": "2026-04-15T09:30:59.000Z",
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  "textContent": "Microsoft Excel was originally created as competition for Lotus 1-2-3, which has had lasting effects on my favorite spreadsheet software. Here's how a small shortcut taken in the '80s has lasted through until 2026.",
  "title": "\"The Lotus guys probably figured it didn't matter to be wrong\": Excel thinks 1900 was a leap year because of a small shortcut taken in the '80s — I'll think of this next time I want to cut corners"
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