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  Jack Ma, Chinese Multibillionaire And Founder Of Tech Giant Alibaba, Went Missing After Criticizing China’s Government Jack Ma, the multibillionaire founder of tech companies Alibaba and Ant Group, went missing after criticizing China’s financial system by calling for changes and reforms. Since he’s made these comments, Ma has not been seen in public for about two months.       Ma is one of the wealthiest people in China. His net worth, according to Forbes, is  $58.4 billion . The 56-year-old grew up under humble circumstances in Communist China. Ma famously told people how he twice failed his university-entrance exams and was rejected from every job he applied to after college, including the fast-food chain, KFC.      Ma is the quintessential rags-to-riches story. After many early setbacks, he, along with a scrappy team of 18 people and $60,000, cofounded Alibaba in the city of Hangzhou in 1999. About 20 years later, Alibaba became one of the world's largest retail and e-com
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  Paedophryne amanuensis The smallest frog in the world is the  Paedophryne amanuensis . First discovered in New Guinea in 2009, it’s a relatively new species that doesn’t even have a common name yet! With an average body size of just 0.3 in (7.7 mm), they are the smallest vertebrate and well-deserving of the top spot in this list!   Amazing Facts About the Frog ·         There are over 5,000 species of frog. ·         Frogs don’t need to drink water as they absorb it through their skin. ·         A frog’s call is unique to its species, and some frog calls can be heard up to a mile away. ·         Some frogs can jump over 20 times their own body length; that is like a human jumping 30m. ·         Due to their permeable skin, typically biphasic life (aquatic larvae and terrestrial adults), and mid-position in the food web frogs and other amphibians are excellent biological indicators of the wider health of ecosystems. ·         In Egypt the frog is the symbol of life and f
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  High and Low First woman to walk in space travels to the ocean’s deepest point. Yes, Katy Sullivan, the first woman to walk in space travels to Challenger Point, the ocean’s deepest depth. Kathy Sullivan, 68, an astronaut and oceanographer, is the first person to both walk in space and to descend to the deepest point in the ocean. With her diving partner, they were even able to coordinate a call with the International Space Station. Dr. Sullivan and Victor L. Vescovo, an explorer funding the mission, spent about an hour and a half at their destination, nearly seven miles down in a muddy depression in the Mariana Trench, which is about 200 miles southwest of Guam. Sullivan become an astronaut in 1979, made history in 1984 as the first US woman to walk in space.
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