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To: delta7

Fun fact: Isaac Newton made money during the tulip bulb craze. He got out before the peak.

But then Newton got greedy. He bought back in, then rode the craze all the way down.


7 posted on 06/02/2026 8:49:22 AM PDT by Leaning Right
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To: Leaning Right

Not quite! While Isaac Newton was involved in a legendary financial bubble, it was the South Sea Bubble of 1720 in England—nearly a century after the famous 1630s Dutch Tulip Mania.


28 posted on 06/02/2026 12:51:24 PM PDT by Unassuaged (I have shocking data relevant to the conversation!)
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To: Leaning Right

Fun fact: Isaac Newton made money during the tulip bulb craze. He got out before the peak.

But then Newton got greedy. He bought back in, then rode the craze all the way down.

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Newton got greedy during the South Sea Bubble not Tulip Mania.


37 posted on 06/02/2026 7:05:40 PM PDT by unclebankster (Globalism is the last refuge of a scoundrel. )
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