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    There's a café in France which charges €7 for a coffee to rude customers and €1.40 to people who talk politely to staff.
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    A full-time cashier at Costco makes about $49,000 annually. The average wage at Costco is nearly 20 dollars an hour and 89% of Costco employees are eligible for benefits.
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    The founder of McDonald's has a Bachelor degree in Hamburgerology.
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    The Shell Oil Company began as a novelty shop in London that sold sea shells.
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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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    Lenovo CEO Redistributed His $3M Bonus to 10,000 Employees. Twice.
    As a reward for record profits, the CEO of Lenovo, Yang Yuanqing, received a $3 million bonus, which he redistributed to about 10,000 of Lenovo's employees. He did the same again in 2013.
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    The man who created the Thighmaster was once a Bhuddist Monk.
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    If Wal-Mart was classified as a country, it would be the 24th most productive country in the world.
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