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By Dan Bova

  1. The 2018 US Open kicks off today and it should be a big payday for official ball sponsor Wilson Sporting Goods. Over the course of the next two weeks, 71,001 tennis balls will be served!
  2. If you want love, try bribery. Quartz reports that certain Amazon employees were given a paid day off and a $50 Amazon gift card after they tweeted nice things about the company.
  3. Senator John McCain died at the age of 81 this weekend, leaving behind an incredible legacy of honor, bravery and respect. In his book Faith of My Fathers, McCain wrote this inspiring call to action: "Nothing in life is more liberating than to fight for a cause larger than yourself, something that encompasses you but is not defined by your existence alone."

Watch the previous 3 Things to Know video: Chipotle Teams With a Musk for an Accelerator and Bezos's First Job Ad

Dan Bova

Entrepreneur Staff

VP of Special Projects

Dan Bova is the VP of Special Projects at Entrepreneur.com. He previously worked at Jimmy Kimmel Live, Maxim, and Spy magazine. His latest books for kids include This Day in History, Car and Driver's Trivia ZoneRoad & Track Crew's Big & Fast Cars, The Big Little Book of Awesome Stuff, and Wendell the Werewolf

Read his humor column This Should Be Fun if you want to feel better about yourself.

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