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Despite its small population of 2.2 million, Qatar…

January 25, 2023Weirdo

Despite its small population of 2.2 million, Qatar boasts the highest per capita wealth in the world. Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund holds more assets in London than even the Queen of England, including the UK’s tallest building, The Shard. Recently, Qatar has diversified its investments to include the United States.

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In the 1970s Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak…

July 29, 2022Weirdo

In the 1970s Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak offered a 1/3 stake in Apple for $50,000 to Nolan Bushnell, their former boss and founder of Atari. He said no, but later spent $500,000 on the rights to the Pizza Time Theater chain. He said “It’s kind of fun to think about, when I’m not crying.”

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During the Great Depression, banker Mark…

December 16, 2021December 16, 2021Weirdo

During the Great Depression, banker Mark Welch Munroe convinced struggling families in Quincy, Florida to buy Coca-Cola shares that traded at 19 dollars. Later, the town became the single richest town per capita in the US with at least 67 millionaires.

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Mark Twain made a substantial amount of money…

January 22, 2021January 22, 2021Weirdo

Mark Twain made a substantial amount of money throughout his career but lost most of it. He lost the equivalent of $9,000,000 on a typesetting machine investment, his publishing company failed after selling only 200 copies of one of his books, & he was forced to sell his house in Connecticut.

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Junior Bridgeman a former NBA player…

December 16, 2020December 16, 2020Weirdo

Junior Bridgeman a former NBA player who was not a star in the league, took his earnings from the NBA and invested them into food franchises. He now has a net worth of $600 million only behind Michael Jordan as the richest NBA player in history.

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In 2005 graffiti artist David Choe…

July 29, 2019July 29, 2019Weirdo

In 2005 graffiti artist David Choe was offered $60K to paint multiple murals at Facebook headquarters. He chose to take his compensation in stock which was eventually worth more than $200 million.

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During the time of the Great…

June 5, 2019Weirdo

During the time of the Great Depression, a banker convinced struggling families in Quincy, Florida to buy Coca-Cola shares which traded at $19. Later, the town became the single richest town per capita in the US with at least 67 millionaires.

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In 1994, former Guns N Roses bassist Duff McKagan decided to invest…

September 13, 2014Weirdo

In 1994, former Guns N Roses bassist Duff McKagan decided to invest $100k in local Seattle companies, including an expanding chain of coffee shops, a software company and an online book seller – Starbucks, Microsoft and Amazon.

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50 Cent told fans to invest in a stock a …

March 15, 2013March 15, 2013Weirdo

50-Cent50 Cent told fans to invest in a stock and he profited 8.7 million because of their investments.

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