Richard "Quiet Lion" Brodie is the original author of Microsoft Word, was employee #77 at Microsoft and is now a professional poker player. He is also the author of two books: "Virus of the Mind: The New Science of the Meme", and "Getting Past OK: A Straightforward Guide To Having a Fantastic Life!". During the World Series of Poker of 2006, he mentioned the red squiggly underline marking misspelled words in Microsoft Word was his idea. Wikipedia
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