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10. Hughes Medical Foundation has made major contributions to medical advances

Sun Jul 11, 2021, 03:59 PM

Jul 2021

Started out as a tax shelter for Hughes, but ended up advancing medicine. Has an endowment of ~$23 billion.
Much of his fortune ended up here.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Hughes_Medical_Institute

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Howard Hughes was the weirdo, flashy, self-aggrandizing "billionaire" of his day. [View all] Stinky The Clown Jul 2021 OP

GMTA, Stinky Hekate Jul 2021 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author multigraincracker Jul 2021 #2

Hughes was at a huge disadvantage... sanatanadharma Jul 2021 #3

the drill bit was his father's invention cojoel Jul 2021 #17

Okay. Thanks underpants Jul 2021 #19

HH Goonch Jul 2021 #5

Tax-hating germophobe, cocaine addict, recluse. moondust Jul 2021 #8

What's up with the boxes? Owl Jul 2021 #9

👇 moondust Jul 2021 #12

Wow! Owl Jul 2021 #14

germs Goonch Jul 2021 #13

Thanks for the info! Owl Jul 2021 #15

Ironic that the then richest man in the world Mr.Bill Jul 2021 #16

Do you think Branson is a clone... lame54 Jul 2021 #6

I just think it shows they aren't taxed enough. nt Quixote1818 Jul 2021 #7

THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS!!!!!!!!! Scrivener7 Jul 2021 #18

I wouldn't put Brandson in the same basket with Bezos and Musk. brush Jul 2021 #11