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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For each word he said in Terminator 2, Arnold Schwarzenegger was paid $21,429.
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There are approximately three million shipwrecks on the ocean floor, worth billions in value and treasure.
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Apple co-founder Ronald Wayne sold his 10% share in 1976 for $800. Today, it’s worth over $58 billion.
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In 2002, there were no billionaires in China. In 2007, there were 106 billionaires.
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