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    A million dollars weighs about a metric ton. Hence the expression "a ton of money."
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    The co-founder and CEO of SnapChat, 23-year-old Evan Spiegel, turned down an offer of $3 billion from Facebook and then a $4 billion bid from Google.
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    The upside-down ketchup bottle earned its inventor 13 million dollars.
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    In 2013, AOL declared that they still made over $500 million a year through dial-up internet subscriptions.
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    There are approximately three million shipwrecks on the ocean floor, worth billions in value and treasure.
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    IKEA Boss
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    Despite being one of the top 10 richest men in the world, Ingvar Kamprad (founder of IKEA) lives in a small home, eats at IKEA, and uses the bus.
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    Apple co-founder Ronald Wayne sold his 10% share in 1976 for $800. Today, it’s worth over $58 billion.
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    One year, Elvis Presley paid 91% of his annual income to the IRS.
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