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Crazy Bob Womack’s $500 Million Dollar Mistake
Bob Womack spent 12 years hunting for gold while locals called him “Crazy Bob. ” Then in 1890, he struck it rich in Colorado’s Poverty Gulch.
But his luck soon ran out. He sold his El Paso Lode claim for just $500, likely during a drinking spree at a saloon…