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Today’s Atlantic Trivia: Software

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Today’s Atlantic Trivia: Software

TL;DR

  • The Guinness World Record for oldest software system in continuous use belongs to a database used by a U.S. federal agency notorious for its outdated practices.
  • Americans interact with this system every April.
  • Guinness World Records has discontinued several records for reasons including food waste, environmental welfare, animal welfare, and subjectivity.