Fortunate Son facts
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Jackie Chan is leaving his entire $130M fortune to charity upon his death. When asked about his son, Chan replied "If he is capable, he can make his own money. If he is not, then he will just be wasting my money."
Prince Leopold IV of Lippe disinherited his 3 eldest sons after they joined the Nazi Party. He left the family fortune, farms, forests and castle to his youngest son, Armin.
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The Creedence Clearwater Revival song "Fortunate Son" was inspired by the wedding of David Eisenhower and Julie Nixon in 1968, with John Fogerty saying "You just had the feeling that none of these people were going to be involved with the war"
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Jackie Chan has said that he will not give any of his fortune to his son. He expects his son to earn his own money.
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Fortunate son was written because Nixon's daughter had married eisenhower's son and he became deferred from the military hence he was a fortunate one.
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The soapmaker Correggio. Believing that human sacrifices would protect her son's life during WWII, she lured three women into her home under the guise of a fortune teller and murdered them. She used the bodies to make soap and teacakes, which she then gave out to friends and family.
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Jackie Chan is giving his entire fortune to charity, and leaving his son with nothing
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In 1996, Michael Bird—the heir to the Coca Cola fortune—had a $40 million mansion built for his family, but moved out after a gunman broke in to kidnap his son. Developer Mark Pulte then bought it in 2002, let Michael Bay blow it up for ‘Bad Boys II,’ and sold it off in 3 smaller properties.
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University of Missouri Grad Student Jonathan Butler (who initiated a hunger strike against University President Tim Wolfe) is the son of a fortune 500 Executive worth millions
