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    A million dollars weighs about a metric ton. Hence the expression "a ton of money."
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    Chuck Feeney
    Chuck Feeney
    (Former) Billionaire Chuck Feeney gave away over 99% of his multi-billion dollar fortune to philanthropic endeavors, such as helping underprivileged kids go to college. He is now worth a few million dollars.
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    Mincome
    Mincome
    An experimental program in Canada in the 1970s gave everyone a minimum income just for being a citizen.
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    Dmitry Argakov
    Dmitry Argakov
    A man named Dmitry Argakov was sent a letter offering him a credit card but he didn’t like the terms. So he altered the contract to include unlimited credit at 0% interest which the bank accepted but then tried to void his card. He sued the bank for not sticking to terms of the credit contract and won.
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    IKEA Boss
    IKEA Boss
    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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    Dr.Jonas Salk, the man who came up with the cure for polio, didn’t patent the drug. This made the drug more affordable to the general public, and he lost out an an estimated $7 billion dollars for himself.
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    Lost Bitcoin
    Lost Bitcoin
    A man from Newport, UK, threw away a computer hard drive before realizing that it contained $7.5 million worth of bitcoins.
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    Between 2007 and 2012, Bill Gates gave away $28 billion; saving 6 million lives.
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