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Americans buying a Volvo can get a free holiday to Sweden to test drive their new car. All costs, including airfare and shipment of the car, are covered by the Volvo Overseas Delivery program.

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Rather than using mechanical mowers, Google regularly employs a flock of 200 goats to naturally mow and fertilise the lawns.

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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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Every year, Louis Vuitton burn all their unsold bags. They burn them in order to prevent them from being priced lower.

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Duracell, the battery-maker, built parts of its new international headquarters using materials from its own waste.

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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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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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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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