J.K. Rowling lost her billionaire status because she donated so much of her money to charity.
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India's richest person, Mukesh Ambani, built a $1 billion home. It has 27 habitable floors, including six parking floors with a capacity to hold up to 168 cars. 600 staff maintain the home.
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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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There are approximately three million shipwrecks on the ocean floor, worth billions in value and treasure.
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Singapore has the world’s highest percentage of millionaires, with one out of every six households having at least $1,000,000 US dollars in disposable wealth.
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In 2002, there were no billionaires in China. In 2007, there were 106 billionaires.
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Oprah Winfrey makes $10 per second.
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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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