6 Facts you didn't know about Jeff Bezos, owner of Amazon

 

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Jeff Preston Bezos is an American business magnate and investor with a total estimated net worth $209. 2 billion according to Forbes.

Jeff Bezos is the world' s richest person right now, the founder and executive chairman of Amazon born January 12, 1964, Albuquerque, New Mexico in the United States of America.

Immediately after graduating from Princeton University in New Jersey (1982 to 1986), Jeff Bezos started Amazon, the biggest e- commerce online store in his home garage in 1993.

Aside from all the above, in today' s list we' re going to look at the facts you never knew about the world' s billionaire Jeff Bezos.

1. Jeff' s mother gave birth to him while she was a teenager.

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Jacklyn Bezos the mother to Jeff Bezos, was nearly 17 years old when she gave birth to her son.

She was barely denied going back to finish her studies by the school administrators after giving birth.

2. He nearly named Amazon as Cadabra.

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When Bezos quit his stable job to start Amazon, he had different names for the project before Amazon such as Cadabra and Relentless. com.

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According to The Guardian, Amazon was named after the South American River called Amazon, the logo includes an arrow pointing from letter A to Z which indicates that you can buy anything on the site from A to Z.

3. Was involved in a Helicopter accident.

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According to Fast Company, Jeff Bezos was involved in a fatal helicopter accident that almost ended his life and he has sworn to never use one again.

4. His father was once a circus performer.

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According to the 2013 biography of Jeff Bezos by Brad Stone, " The Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon, " the now- billionaire' s biological father was an unicyclist and circus performer.

5. Jeff Bezos started his first business while in high school.

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According to Insider, while in high school, Bezos started an educational summer camp with his girlfriend for only fourth, fifth and six graders and charged each attendant $600.

6. Jeff Bezos has the most expensive house in Los Angeles.

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Not only being the richest person but Bezos also owns the most expensive house in Los Angeles.

According to The Wall Street Journal, the billionaire bought the house from another unimaginably wealthy man called David Geffen for $165 million.