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Larry Silverstein: The Dumbest and Luckiest Businessman in the World

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2 months before 9/11, the World Trade Center was privatized and sold to Larry Silverstein (✡️) for only $14 million.

It was his consistent daily routine to eat breakfast in the North Tower on the 91st floor. But in a miracle of timing, he skipped this regular breakfast on 9/11, as his wife made him an "emergency dermatologist appointment" that day.

Miraculously again, he also had bought an insurance plan on the WTC that "fortunately" covered terrorism.

Following the 9/11 attacks, "Lucky Larry" collected $4.5 billion in insurance, a 30,000% gain on his initial investment of $14 million.