A Complete List of the Richest People Throughout History

George Lucas

The Star Wars mastermind is worth an estimated $6.4 billion. He has donated a large sum of his fortune towards childhood education.

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The More You Know

  • Portland was named by a coin flip. Had the coin landed the other way, the city would be known as Boston, Oregon.
  • T-shirts were originally made for unmarried men who didn't know how to sew buttons on collared shirts.
  • Google's founders were willing to sell to Excite for less than $1 million in 1999, but Excite turned them down.
  • Contrary to popular belief, Marilyn Munroe was nowhere near a 'plus' size 12 - 16, she was closer to a US size 0.
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