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“There may be some substitute for hard facts, but if there is, I have no idea what it can be.”

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J. Paul Getty
J. Paul Getty

J. Paul Getty, an American industrialist, was born on December 15, 1892, and passed away on June 6, 1976. He was one of the wealthiest individuals in the world, renowned for building a vast empire in the oil and media industries. more

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