Craziest things billionaires have spend their money on

Steve Cohen’s ‘Shark Pickle’ Cost: $8 million to $12 million Billionaire hedge fund manager Steve Cohen bought what just might be the world’s most unique piece of contemporary art in 2004 – a 14-foot preserved tiger shark

Laryy Ellison's Hawaiian Island Cost: $300 million For Oracle founder Larry Ellison, home is the Hawaiian island of Lanai, which he picked up in 2012 for a cool $300 million. His tropical paradise includes 90,000 acres, two Four Seasons resorts and a town with a population of 3,200.

Prince Alwaleed bin Talai's Airbus A300 'Flying Palace' Cost: At least $500 million Membership in the Saudi Royal Family’s inner circle certainly has its perks. Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, for example, already owned a $220 million Boeing 747-400. In 2007, he paid $319 million for an A380 double-decker superjumbo jet — the world’s largest passenger aircraft.

William Koch's Billy the Kid photo Cost: $2.3 million In 2011, he scooped up the gem of the genre when he paid $2.3 million for the world’s only authenticated photograph of legendary outlaw Billy the Kid.

Bill Gates’ Scientific Scribbles by Leonardo Da Vinci Cost: $30 million In 1994, Microsoft founder Bill Gates spent $30.8 million to own the Codex Leicester, a 72-page manuscript that da Vinci compiled in the early 16th century, complete with the master polymath’s diagrams, writings, sketches and ideas for future inventions.

The Sultan of Brunei’s Car Collection Cost: $5 billion Just take a look at the collection of cars owned by the Sultan of Brunei, who rules a country smaller than the state of Delaware. His legendary fleet contains between 5,000 and 7,000 of the world’s rarest, finest, best performing and most expensive cars.

Prince Hans Adam II’s Fancy Furniture Cost: $36 million In 2004, Prince Hans Adam II of the tiny nation of Liechtenstein dropped $36 million on a piece of furniture that you probably won’t find in Ikea. Dating to the 18th century, the Florentine ebony piece known as the Badminton Cabinet is adorned with precious stones like lapis lazuli, agate and amethyst quartz

Jeff Bezos’ Newspaper Cost: $250 million The vaunted Washington Post, the paper that took down a presidency, was controlled locally by the Graham family for 80 years — until Jeff Bezos decided he wanted it. In 2013, the billionaire Amazon founder bought one of the world’s most influential publications for $250 million in what The Wall Street Journal called an “out-of-the-blue deal.”

Maxim Viktorov’s Violin Cost: $3.9 million In 2008, one of the rarest instruments on earth played music for the first time in seven decades. The audience was what the Guardian called “the cream of Moscow society.”
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