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Jul 26, 2021
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Gates, Bezos, Musk
We've heard their stories
But how about the story of Mansa Musa, former King of the Mali Empire, whose wealth and influence were SO vast that he at one point owned half of the world's gold and single-handedly caused a $1.5bn crash in the Middle East?
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Sahil Bloom
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First time I had heard of Mansa Musa! Now I need to read a book on him. Great thread!