In 2002, there were no billionaires in China. In 2007, there were 106 billionaires.
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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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Bill Gates could give away 98% of his wealth and still be a billionaire.
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Rick Harrison of the hit reality show Pawn Stars, dropped out of high school in 10th grade because he was making $2000 a week selling fake Gucci bags.
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Oprah Winfrey makes $10 per second.
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If you have 1 billion dollars and spend $1,000 every day, it would take you 2,740 years to go broke.
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