When Scott Paper Company first started manufacturing toilet paper they did not put their name on the product because of embarrassment.
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In the mid-90’s, Coca Cola recalled an advertising poster due to a hidden sexual image.
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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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The man who created the Thighmaster was once a Bhuddist Monk.
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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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Harrods have three private wells to supply their water!
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Microsoft made $16,005 in revenue in its first year of operation.
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The Shell Oil Company began as a novelty shop in London that sold sea shells.
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