TIL that Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller, two wealthy extremely entrepreneurs, sent each other gag Christmas gifts. Rockefeller sent Carnegie a cardboard vest to make fun of his poor childhood. In return Carnegie sent a fine whiskey to Rockefeller, a devout baptist who had given up drinking.

http://www.history.co.uk/biographies/andrew-carnegie



Submitted February 21, 2015 at 07:23AM by BESHEE27 http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2wm49c/til_that_andrew_carnegie_and_john_d_rockefeller/

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