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Bill Gates Even Gave Away Richest-Guy Title

'Forbes' list wouldn't be a contest if he hadn't discovered philanthropy

By Polly Davis Doig, Newser Staff

Posted Mar 8, 2011 7:33 AM CST

(Newser) – Forbes will unveil its 2011 billionaires list tomorrow, and Bill Gates will certainly make an appearance, reports Reuters. But it turns out the longtime richest guy in the world fell to No. 2 last year not because of Microsoft's waning fortunes, but because he literally... Read full story »

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Bill Gates Even Gave Away Richest-Guy Title

'Forbes' list wouldn't be a contest if he hadn't discovered philanthropy

philanthropy • Bill Gates • Carlos Slim • billionaire • Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation • Melinda Gates • richest man in the world • Forbes billionaire list • billionaires

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