Dell Computers was started by a 19 year old with only $1,000.
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Instead of McDonald's tearing down a ~200-year-old Georgian mansion, citizens of a small NY town forced them to renovate it instead, resulting in a uniquely historic franchise location.
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A Kodak engineer constructed the first digital camera in 1975. They didn't want to go digital. They went bankrupt in 2012.
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The first product that the toy company Mattel came out with was picture frames.
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The retail price for the iPad would be $1,140 if it were built by American workers instead of Chinese.
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The man who created the Thighmaster was once a Bhuddist Monk.
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The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer.
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