A teen in Michigan built a working nuclear reactor. He taught himself how to build it as a weekend hobby project in his basement from ages 15-17 for $3500.
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Canadian Nobel Prize recipient Dr. Frederick Banting, discoverer of insulin, sold the rights to the University of Toronto for $1 so that it was available to everyone.
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In 2012, redditor laporkenstein forged his own wedding ring out of a Gibeon meteorite.
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Between 2007 and 2012, Bill Gates gave away $28 billion; saving 6 million lives.
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