A Complete List of the Richest People Throughout History

Astor’s Legacy

Astor’s wife, Sarah Cox Todd, was a lower class but had a frugal and business-centered mind. He often said that his wife was smarter than many men he worked with, and she greatly helped build his empire and bore him several children to carry on the rich legacy.

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The More You Know

  • The Eiffel Tower was inaugurated the same year Nintendo was founded.
  • In 2009, Burger King launched a campaign that if you unfriended 10 friends on Facebook, you were entitled to a free Whopper. The person you unfriended would get a message telling them that their friendship is worth less than a Whopper.
  • Roughly 600 Parisians work at the Eiffel Tower each day.
  • More than 800 languages are spoken in Papua New Guinea.
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