Forbes 400 facts
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After Forbes claimed that 70% of billionaires on their Forbes 400 list made their fortune "entirely from scratch", analysts found that, in fact, over 60% grew up in substantial privilege with some inheriting over $50 million.
Since the inception of Forbes "400 Richest Americans" list in 1982, only one man from said list has ever been convicted of murder: philanthropist and wrestling coach, John du Pont.
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Winning the Powerball jackpot of $1,3 billion is not enough to put you into the Forbes 400 of the richest Americans, even if you don't have to pay any taxes at all.
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In 2011 only 32% of the Forbes 400 belonged to very rich families, down from 60% in 1980.
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Donald Trump called a finance magazine using an alias and disguising his voice, to lie about his wealth in order to have his name make the Forbes richest 400.
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John du Pont is the only person who appeared on the Forbes list of 400 richest Americans to ever be convicted of murder.
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Before coming up with "short-fingered vulgarian" in 1988, Spy Magazine tried out other nicknames for Donald Trump including "well-fed condo hustler", "ugly cuff link buff", "joyless punk millionaire", and "Forbes 400 dropout"
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