15 fascinating facts you probably didn't know about Amazon

Amazon and its CEO, Jeff Bezos, have come a long way since the early days of the company.

What started as a bookseller in 1995 has quickly become a behemoth and one of the most valuable companies in the world.

Here are some little-known facts about Amazon's first few years.

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When Amazon first launched in 1995 as a website that only sold books, founder Jeff Bezos had a vision for the company's explosive growth and e-commerce domination.

He knew from the very beginning, he wanted Amazon to be “an everything store.”

In author Brad Stone's 2013 book on the origins of Amazon, he paints a picture of the early days of the company and how it grew into the behemoth that it is today.

Jillian D'Onfro contributed to an earlier version of this story.