It's that Holiday time of year again.
Wow, how time flies. We're past Thanksgiving, and Christmas and the New Year will be here quickly.
It turns out that tonight was and the last night of Chanukah - which is the Jewish festival of lights. This is the holiday that involves lighting the Menorah (Chanukah candles), eating latkes (potato pancakes), exchanging gifts, playing spin the Dreidel (a gambling game), and enjoying a sense of family togetherness for eight days and nights.
That's a long time, right?! Well, sometimes it seems even longer with my family.
As a gift to all of you, here is "The Chanukah Song," performed by comedian Adam Sandler on Saturday Night Live. It became an instant classic (and he since released a second, third, and fourth version.)
Here is the video. And, if you're feeling left out - here's Adam Sandler's Christmas Song.
via SNL
It's not too different from Christmas.
The cynic in me believes the gift part of the holiday was invented by merchants.
Regardless, the Capitalogix team has been in a festive mood, and the office has been filled with holiday cheer. We recently celebrated a Thanksgiving Potluck as well.
From my family to yours, Happy Holidays!
Richest People In Human History
For the past 80~ years, John D. Rockefeller was the undisputed richest person in history, but now Elon Musk is giving him a run for his money with a $340 billion net worth.
Many historians estimate Rockefellers' inflation-adjusted net worth to be around $340B, which would tie them.
With that, I thought I'd share a chart from visualcapitalist that spotlights the richest people in history. Click to see full size.
While this is fun to look at, realistically, it's hard to get accurate numbers for many of these people. Think how much land Genghis Khan held or that Augustus Caeser essentially owned an entire empire. The calculations of their wealth are very subjective, and records from ancient eras are very scarce.
It is, however, surprising to see someone amass such personal wealth in an era with much more competition.
Do you think someone will surpass that wealth soon?
It is possible. How and why? Because we live in interesting times!
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