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Bill Gates now owns the worlds first ever hydrogen-powered superyacht

Ex-Microsoft CEO and world's second-richest man Bill Gates has recently bought the world's first-ever hydrogen-powered superyacht. The boat is a whopping 112 meters and cost him 500 million pounds. The purchase is a symbol of Gates' belief in Hydrogen as a viable alternative clean energy source. Bill Gates was also behind the construction and development of the yacht.

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