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The Wishes of the Dead

Hi-Phi Nation

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The Chocolate Trust - The Orphan School in Rural Pennsylvania

Since Milton Hershey's death, 75 years worth of chocolate company money has been flowing into the trust for the orphan school. The law only requires that a small fraction of the $12 billion be spent on the charitable purpose. Bob Fernandez in his book documents the history of Hershey's Trust and all of the things that can go wrong when you try to fund 19th century desires with 21st century money.

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