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This 1970s TV Actor Left His Entire – Surprisingly Large – Fortune To The State That Made Him World Famous

This 1970s TV Actor Left His Entire – Surprisingly Large – Fortune To The State That Made Him World Famous

Jack Lord found a second home in Hawaii after starring in the series "Hawaii 5-0" for twelve years, so he left his surprisingly massive estate to local Hawaiian charities.
How Paul McCartney and John Lennon Lost Ownership Of The Beatles Catalogue

How Paul McCartney and John Lennon Lost Ownership Of The Beatles Catalogue

How on earth did Paul McCartney and John Lennon lose ownership of The Beatles catalog? And how did Michael Jackson turn those songs into a multi-billion dollar music publishing empire?
How A Shipwreck Off The Coast Of Jamaica In 1959 Changed Music Forever And Led To A Massive Fortune

How A Shipwreck Off The Coast Of Jamaica In 1959 Changed Music Forever And Led To A Massive Fortune

Chris Blackwell is one of the most influential producers in the history of music. And believe it or not, his entire music career never would have happened without a near-death experience on a shipwrecked boat off the coast of Jamaica.
Plaxico Burress Is Putting His Super Bowl Ring Up For Auction

Plaxico Burress Is Putting His Super Bowl Ring Up For Auction

Plaxico Burress had one of the biggest catches in Super Bowl history. Yet he's saying goodbye to his championship ring from that game.
35 Years Ago Today, Buster Douglas Knocked Out Mike Tyson – But That's Not The Fight That Made Him Rich For Life…

35 Years Ago Today, Buster Douglas Knocked Out Mike Tyson – But That's Not The Fight That Made Him Rich For Life…

35 years ago today, Buster Douglas shocked the world when he knocked out Mike Tyson. But this wasn't the fight that made him rich forever!
Casa Maranello, A Ferrari-Inspired Dream Palace In Florida, Just Sold For $55 Million

Casa Maranello, A Ferrari-Inspired Dream Palace In Florida, Just Sold For $55 Million

For the serious car collector, the most striking feature of Casa Maranello is likely the home "auto gallery," where you can display up to 12 cars and enjoy the sight of them from your living room.
A Definitive Ranking Of The Richest People Of All Time: Inflation Adjusted

A Definitive Ranking Of The Richest People Of All Time: Inflation Adjusted

When you take into account inflation and historical figures from a thousand years ago, who is THE RICHEST person of all time?
How Rich Is The Rothschild Family? Are They Really Trillionaires?? Are They Really The Richest Family In The World?

How Rich Is The Rothschild Family? Are They Really Trillionaires?? Are They Really The Richest Family In The World?

How rich is the Rothschild family? When you think of wealthy families, the name Rothschild is probably one of the first that springs to mind, but exactly how rich are they?
Macaulay Culkin Just Sold A NYC Loft He Bought When He Was 19 For A Huge Profit

Macaulay Culkin Just Sold A NYC Loft He Bought When He Was 19 For A Huge Profit

"Home Alone" star Macaulay Culkin purchased the expansive loft back in 1999 when he was just 19 years old and only a few years past his child star heyday.
How Janet Jackson's Super Bowl Nip-Slip Inadvertently Created YouTube

How Janet Jackson's Super Bowl Nip-Slip Inadvertently Created YouTube

I'm not kidding. YouTube owes its existence to Janet Jackson and the 2004 Super Bowl.
How Did Jeffrey Lurie Earn The Money To Buy The Super Bowl-Bound Philadelphia Eagles?

How Did Jeffrey Lurie Earn The Money To Buy The Super Bowl-Bound Philadelphia Eagles?

Jeffrey Lurie is an interesting case among NFL owners. He actually went out and borrowed $190 million from a bank to buy the Eagles. Now, neither you or I could just walk into our local Wells Fargo, and walk out with $190 million and neither did L...
Who Owns the Kansas City Chiefs And How'd They Earn Their Fortune?

Who Owns the Kansas City Chiefs And How'd They Earn Their Fortune?

The Hunts have one of the richest traditions in the NFL. Here's how the family earned their fortune, leading to the creation of the Chiefs (and a lot more).
Pat Riley Stands To Make Over $1 Million If The Chiefs Win The Super Bowl Thanks To "Three-Peat" Trademark

Pat Riley Stands To Make Over $1 Million If The Chiefs Win The Super Bowl Thanks To "Three-Peat" Trademark

Pat Riley made a smart business decision over 35 years ago—and it could pay off yet again if the Chiefs win Super Bowl 59.
Rupert Murdoch Sells NYC Penthouse At A $20 Million Loss

Rupert Murdoch Sells NYC Penthouse At A $20 Million Loss

Murdoch's struggles in selling the place notwithstanding, it's a pretty impressive piece of real estate on the 58th, 59th, and 60th floors of the One Madison skyscraper.
Had George Halas Not Overslept In 1915, Barely Missing A Deadly Tragedy, The NFL Might Not Exist Today

Had George Halas Not Overslept In 1915, Barely Missing A Deadly Tragedy, The NFL Might Not Exist Today

There have been a number of great "what ifs" in sports history. But perhaps the greatest involves one man who hit the snooze button a few times.
Mark Mothersbaugh Of Devo Says His 50-Year-Old Song Still Makes Him $1 Million A Year As "The Most Played Song On MTV"

Mark Mothersbaugh Of Devo Says His 50-Year-Old Song Still Makes Him $1 Million A Year As "The Most Played Song On MTV"

In addition to his work with Devo, Mothersbaugh is also a prolific composer for TV and film, having composed scores for everything from "Thor: Ragnarok" and "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou" to the unforgettable theme song to the Nickelodeon an...
Unimaginable Wealth, Unimaginable Violence: The Incredible True Life Story Of Of Al Capone

Unimaginable Wealth, Unimaginable Violence: The Incredible True Life Story Of Of Al Capone

In a few short years, Al Capone went from crime underling to raking in hundreds of millions of dollars of illicit money. He ended up a broken man. How did he get so high - and fall so hard?
Tom Brady Might Be Selling His "Billionaire Bunker" Mansion In Florida For More Than $150 Million

Tom Brady Might Be Selling His "Billionaire Bunker" Mansion In Florida For More Than $150 Million

He's gotten multiple offers all without his having ever officially listed the mansion, which he had built on an empty lot he purchased with ex-wife Gisele Bundchen in 2020 for $17 million.
The Insane Real Life Story of George Jung – The Man Who Invented Cocaine In America…

The Insane Real Life Story of George Jung – The Man Who Invented Cocaine In America…

George Jung was the man who invented the marketplace for mass-scale cocaine production, distribution, and consumption. This is his crazy real-life story...
Carlos Lehder: From Humble Car Smuggler to Island Owning Billionaire Cocaine Kingpin With A Fleet Of Airplanes

Carlos Lehder: From Humble Car Smuggler to Island Owning Billionaire Cocaine Kingpin With A Fleet Of Airplanes

Carlos Lehder transformed himself from a humble car smuggler to one of the richest and most powerful cocaine dealers in history. He owned a private island and a fleet of airplanes. And it all started from a chance conversation with his prison cell...