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    In Australia, Burger King is called Hungry Jack's.
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    Steve Jobs' Secretary
    Steve Jobs' Secretary
    Steve Jobs' secretary told him that she was late for work because her car wouldn't start. That very afternoon, Jobs came back and threw her a set of keys to a brand new Jaguar, saying: "Here, don’t be late anymore."
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    The first product that Sony came out with was the rice cooker.
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    Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group, is dyslexic.
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    'Bimbo' is a brand of soft drink manufactured and marketed by Coca-Cola, Inc.
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    Dmitry Argakov
    Dmitry Argakov
    A man named Dmitry Argakov was sent a letter offering him a credit card but he didn’t like the terms. So he altered the contract to include unlimited credit at 0% interest which the bank accepted but then tried to void his card. He sued the bank for not sticking to terms of the credit contract and won.
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    The CEO of Japan Airlines makes $90,000 a year, less than the pilots. During an interview, he said "We in Japan learned during the bubble economy that businesses who pursue money first fail. The business world has lost sight of this basic tenet of business ethics."
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    In March, 2014, Colorado sold $19 million dollars worth of Cannabis. $1.9 million went to schools and crime fell by 10%.
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