- In 2008, Boris Acosta petitioned to Italian Florence Mayor Matteo Renzi, at the time, to put a motion to pardon Dante Alighieri from his 700 years of exile. The motion passed 8 to 2 and Dante Alighieri was pardoned. This was an accomplishment that filled his heart like few things have in his life.
- At the age of 8, he produced and directed his first film based on a comic book.
- Boris was an encouraging influence in Eddie Vedder's success as a singer. He told Eddie, in two different occasions, that he would "make it" when they used to hang around in San Diego, at a time when Eddie was completely unknown in the music industry at large.
- Graduated from the University of California with a Degree in Applied Mathematics (Scientific Programming) and a minor in Italian Literature with emphasis in studying The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri.
- Boris Acosta taught Mathematics for several years and wrote a book on solving Calculus problems as well as another one on Server Side Includes, a technology to manage large websites in a timely manner.
- Mr. Acosta wrote a thesis titled "Dante's Hell Decoded", where he explains how Hell was indeed a natural development in a hollow Earth and how it took place, circle by circle. His thesis was visually interpreted in paintings by Dino Di Durante, which were featured in the film Dante's Hell.
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