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TIL Costco’s Stock Price Has Doubled Since 2009 - While Having Some Of The Happiest Retail Employees

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Eg4PW TIL that Norman Lear has produced, written, created or developed over 100 shows, including "All in the Family", "Sanford and Son" and "The Jeffersons". He's now 100 years old, and still actively producing television shows - most recently, a revival of "Good Times".