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He is also the wealthiest monarch in the world and owns a ton of land. Including 3,493 acres in Bangkok!

Ciro Terranova, a member of the New York mafia, cornered the artichoke market by buying all the crates coming in from California and reselling them at a 30 to 40 percent profit. Known as the “Artichoke King”, Terranova sustained this profitable monopoly through intimidation of distributors, merchants and even growers. The artichoke monopoly was swiftly defeated, and the ban lifted on its third day when the five companies which imported the commodity from California signed an agreement at City Hall pledging themselves to sell directly to retailers and market dealers.

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This ship was later referenced in the 1975 movie Jaws, when Captain Samuel Quint is depicted as a survivor of the USS Indianapolis.