The buzz surrounding Playboy founder and owner Hugh Hefner will never cease, even long after he is gone from this planet. However, there are so many things that many people just do not know about Hugh Hefner. Like how he made his fortune from being jobless and penniless and starting on loans acquired from selling his personal items. Or that he actually was in the army, he enlisted he was not drafted. Or that he has been married several times. At any rate, I was able to dig up some more interesting facts about America’s favorite billionaire—check it out!

  • Hefner served in the U.S. army near the end of the Second World War. He did not see much action but he did fire a few shots at fleeing Nazis, go Hugh Hefner!
  • In 1952 Hugh Hefner quit his job as a as a copywriter for Esquire magazine because they would not approve a $5 raise.
  • In 1953 he sold his furniture and raised more than $8,000 from is mom and 45 other investors to start what would later be called Playboy Magazine.