A Complete List of the Richest People Throughout History

Cornelius’ Legacy

Cornelius donated a million dollars to Bishop Holland Nimmons McTyeire to found Vanderbilt University. At that point in history, that was the largest donation to ever be made.

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The More You Know

  • A cow-bison hybrid is called a "beefalo."
  • Mark Zuckerberg said a voting mechanism that says whether posts are good or bad is 'not something that we think is good for the world'.
  • A baby can cost new parents 750 hours of sleep.
  • One in four Americans thinks that the Sun revolves around the Earth.
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