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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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    It has been scientifically proven that praise rather than criticism is the best way to help employees improve.
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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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    McDonald's
    McDonald's
    Every day, 1% of the world's population is served at McDonald's.
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    Bill Gates could give away 98% of his wealth and still be a billionaire.
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    CEO takes over company worth $9m, fires management, gives power to employees, and now makes over $200m
    Ricardo Semler, a CEO in his twenties, took over a company worth $9m, fired most of the management, and gave the power to the employees. It now has a turnover of over $200m.
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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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    Dead Google's Employees' Families Receive Fantastic Package
    If an employee of Google dies, their spouse will receive half their pay for 10 years as well as stock benefits, and any children will receive $1000 a month until they turn 19.
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