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Forrest Lucas went from growing up in a shack in rural Indiana to building a $500 million fortune as the founder of Lucas Oil Products. Along the way, he transformed the trucking industry, pioneered oil additives, became a major motorsports sponsor, and put his name on one of the NFL's most recognizable stadiums. His story is one of grit, timing, and entrepreneurial vision.

On the day Apple went public, Steve Wozniak owned 7.9% of the company. Today he is not a $100 billionaire. He's not a billionaire. He's not even a $100 millionaire. But he is "the happiest person ever."

John Jacob Astor IV died on the Titanic. And with that tragedy, his 20-year-old son, Vincent Astor, went from being an undergraduate at Harvard to one of the richest people in the world.

In case you were wondering, YES inventing Hot Pockets made someone a billionaire. In fact, Hot Pockets turned the Merage family into one of the richest families in America!

How did a sports arena end up named after a Walmart heiress who never even attended the school—only to have her name removed after just three games?

Imagine how rich you'd be if you gave the founders of Google a check for $250,000 back in 1998. Ram Shriram doesn't have to imagine.

Earlier today, Microsoft's market cap topped $4 trillion for the first time. And while that certainly must feel good for company co-founder Bill Gates, it's also a bitter sweet moment for what could have been…

Steve Ballmer wasn't the founder. He wasn't the tech genius. He wasn't an early employee. He wasn't even given equity at first. But he was very loyal. And that loyalty has transformed him into the sixth richest person on earth.

In-N-Out heiress Lynsi Snyder announced recently she is moving to Tennessee because it's hard to raise a family in California. Well, I can think of 1.3 billion other reasons she may want to move to Tennessee.

In December 1999, a plane crashed. And with that crash, a teenage girl inherited 100% of her family's empire. That empire was… In-N-Out burger.

In 2018, Larry Ellison quietly spent around $1 billion to acquire 1.7% of Tesla. That was a wise choice.

NVIDIA's market cap just topped $4 trillion market cap level. And at that point, how rich is company co-founder and CEO Jensen Huang?

In 2007, Jensen Huang donated $12.6 million worth of Nvidia stock to launch a small family foundation. Thanks to Nvidia's meteoric rise, that quiet gift has transformed into one of the largest philanthropic war chests in the country — and it might just become the biggest the world has ever seen.

A Russian gold mining multi-billionaire was caught trying to flee the country on his private jet. His passport is now canceled and his assets are frozen.

With a slight twist of fate, Jeff Bezos would still be married to MacKenzie right now and he would still be the richest person in the world by a comfortable margin.