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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Snoop Dogg makes $30,000 per week selling digital stickers of his face, joints, and more.
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‘Qatar’ is the world's most expensive bar of soap. Infused with gold and diamond powder, it costs a squeaky clean $2,800.
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J.K. Rowling lost her billionaire status because she donated so much of her money to charity.
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The CEO of Japan Airlines makes $90,000 a year, less than the pilots. During an interview, he said "We in Japan learned during the bubble economy that businesses who pursue money first fail. The business world has lost sight of this basic tenet of business ethics."
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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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