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TIL Cornelius Vanderbilt had an estimated worth of $105 million ($2,885,531,250 in 2022 dollars) at the time of his death in 1877

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OPaY TIL that a “mail-order church” fought the IRS for tax-exempt status for 17 years. Status was granted in 2000. In 2007, the “church” earned $6 million per month, mostly by targeting low income and elderly persons who were told that donations are required to have their prayers answered.
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