Who Was the Richest Person in History? (Encore)

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Tell me your favorite episode for the 6th anniversary show!In 1829, a British scientist who had never visited the United States left his fortune to a foreign country across the ocean. His instructions were simple, vague, and enormously ambitious: create an institution for the inc ...  Show more

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