The co-founder and CEO of SnapChat, 23-year-old Evan Spiegel, turned down an offer of $3 billion from Facebook and then a $4 billion bid from Google.
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Warner Chappel Music owns the copyright to the song 'Happy Birthday'. They make over $1 million in royalties every year from the commercial use of the song.
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The Shell Oil Company began as a novelty shop in London that sold sea shells.
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In 2013, Candy Crush made $850,000 per day!
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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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In 2004, The Japanese Ice Cream Association promoted "raw horse flesh" ice cream in hopes that it would boost the popularity of ice cream!
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The man who created the Thighmaster was once a Bhuddist Monk.
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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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