Congratulation to @SGKusmertz, @bek1, and @wilbner. Your questions were chosen for tonight’s Ask Joe and the Panelists.
@SGKusmertz If you could have one song play when you enter a room, what would it be?
@bek1 Do you usually feel excited or stressed out about going back to school after summer break?
@wilbner What was the best prank you’ve ever pulled?
I can't stand the monster ! Suck a pig inside and out I will never understand people who would listen to the ugly pervert . Howard Stern can go scratch !!
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Bet you didn't know this - well now you do!
Howard Hughes became rich because his father invented the two-cone roller rock drill bit, which revolutionized the oil drilling industry.
The Source of the Fortune
The Invention: Howard Hughes Sr. patented the Sharp-Hughes roller rock drill bit in 1909.
The Advantage: Earlier drills broke when they hit hard rock. The new drill bit used two rotating cones to chip through hard subterranean rock with ease.
The Business: Hughes Sr. founded the Hughes Tool Company to lease the bits rather than sell them, creating a massive and steady monopoly on oil exploration.
How Howard Hughes Inherited and Grew It
Early Inheritance: Hughes Jr. lost both of his parents by the time he was a teenager and inherited a 75% stake in the highly profitable Hughes Tool Company at age 18.
Expansion: He used the immense cash flow from the tool company to fund his passions in aviation, filmmaking (founding Hughes Aircraft and RKO Pictures), and massive real estate investments in Las...