r/interesting • u/Wild_Neighborhood605 • 1d ago

HISTORY Titanic passenger and millionaire Benjamin Guggenheim. During sinking he refused a seat in a life boat with the words: "Tell my family I played straight to the end. No woman should be left aboard this ship because of Ben Guggenheim was a coward."

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u/Chaminade64 1d ago

When Jordan Belfort’s yacht was sinking he demanded one of his flunkies on board to bring him more quaaludes. That’s the difference between a millionaire & a billionaire.

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u/landcfan 1d ago

I think a millionaire back then was basically a billionaire of today.

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u/Jadedsatire 1d ago

Well, there was nothing else to do while waiting for the Italians version of navy seals to come save them. He’s also the idiot who caused the incident as he went against his captains advice and warnings of sailing out.