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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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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Between 2007 and 2012, Bill Gates gave away $28 billion; saving 6 million lives.
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Snoop Dogg makes $30,000 per week selling digital stickers of his face, joints, and more.
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Bill Gates could give away 98% of his wealth and still be a billionaire.
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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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