Larry Ellison: College Dropout And World's 2nd Richest Man

Larry Ellison, co-founder and chief technology officer of Oracle Corp. (NYSE:ORCL), has led a life full of remarkable and lesser-known accomplishments. 

Last week, he even achieved the rank of world's richest man, briefly edging past Elon Musk for the title. 

ORCL stock skyrocketed last week. See the details here. 

Here are five more surprising facts many people may not know about Ellison:

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Surprising Origins

Adopted and double dropout: Ellison was born to a single mother in New York and adopted by ...