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UFO Cult's Surprising Reaction
- The UFO cult waited anxiously for the aliens to save them at midnight in 1954.
- When the aliens didn't appear, the believers surprisingly strengthened their faith and spread their message.
Economists Predicting the Future
- Economists Irving Fisher and John Maynard Keynes tried to predict the future to succeed in the stock market.
- Both failed disastrously during the Wall Street Crash but had different fates afterward.
Irving Fisher’s Ambitions and Investments
- Irving Fisher was a multifaceted man: an economist, inventor, health fanatic, and millionaire.
- He used leverage to invest heavily in American industry during the 1920s boom.