Gates, however, has been known to exhibit secretive behavior in the past. The billionaire is now the country’s largest private owner of farmland, and nobody seems to know why.
According to The Land Report, which tracks statistics on major property ownership, Gates and his wife, Melinda, over the years have quietly purchased over 242,000 acres of farmland, and an additional 27,000 acres of non-farmland, across nine states.
Some of his projects have strained credulity, including one his foundation is currently helping to fund that is exploring the possibility of dimming the sun's impact on Earth by putting particles in the stratosphere.
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