The life and awesomeness of Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos (AMZN)

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Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon, is one of the most powerful figures in tech with a net worth of roughly $57 billion.

Today, his "Everything Store" sells over $100 billion worth of goods per year.

Unfamiliar with Bezos' story?

Jeff Bezos' mom, Jackie, was a teenager when she had him in January 1964. She had recently married Cuban immigrant Mike Bezos, who adopted Jeff. Jeff didn't learn that Mike wasn't his real father until he was 10 but says he was more fazed about learning he needed to get glasses than he was about the news. Screenshot / Bio

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When Bezos was four, his mother told his biological father, who was a circus performer at one point, to stay out of their lives. When Brad Stone interviewed his father for his book "The Everything Store," the man had no idea who his son had become.Melia Robinson/Business Insider

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Bezos showed signs of brilliance from an early age. When he was a toddler, he took apart his crib with a screwdriver because he wanted to sleep in a real bed.Daniel Lobo/Flickr

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Between 4 and 16, Bezos spent summers on his grandparents' ranch in Texas, doing farm work like repairing windmills and castrating bulls. Flickr / Big Grey Mare

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His grandfather, Preston Gise, was a huge inspiration for Bezos and helped kindle his passion for intellectual pursuits. At a commencement address in 2010, Bezos said that Gise taught him that "it's harder to be kind than clever." YouTube / Screenshot

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