Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar made so much money, he spent over $2,500 every month just on rubber bands to bundle up his stacks of cash.
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On average, every dollar bill you touch has over 3,000 different types of bacteria.
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Bill Gates could give away 98% of his wealth and still be a billionaire.
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A man sued Bank of America for erroneously foreclosing on his home and won. When they didn’t pay the fees, he foreclosed their bank.
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Al Capone earned $105m per year from alcohol and rackets during the Prohibition era. Today, this would be equivalent to $1.4b per year.
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Self-made millionaire Harris Rosen adopted a Florida neighborhood called Tangelo Park, cut the crime rate in half, and increased the high school graduation rate from 25% to 100% by giving everyone free daycare and all high school graduates scholarships.
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The costliest cat ever is named Little Nicky, who cost his owner $50,000. He is a clone of an older cat.
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One year, Elvis Presley paid 91% of his annual income to the IRS.
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