If you had to pick a single variety of potato to represent all Idaho potatoes, it would have to be the Burbank russet. 1  Named for horticulturist Luther Burbank, who developed it in the early 1870s in response to the Irish potato famine, the Burbank russet is particularly resistant to blight, which is what caused the famine.
Kirk Kerkorian dies at 98; shook up the car, movie and casino industries. Big deals behind Kirk Kerkorian's success. Billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian, who for a time was the richest person in Los Angeles, has died at 98. Billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian, who for a time was the richest person in Los Angeles, has died at 98.
World richest man in the world? Bill Gates is the second rich person but the real richest person is Carlos Slim coming in 3 place is the Mexican known as El Chapo. How many years was bill gates the richest man in the US? He still is the richest man in the U.S and arguably the world at $52.3 billion a year. If he were to be paid by the hour, and he dropped a thousand dollar bill (if there was sâ¦uch a thing), and stopped working to pick it up, he would actually lose money.