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    The Gmail logo was designed the night before it was launched.
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    Ma Yu Ching’s Bucket Chicken House in Kaifeng, China is considered the world’s oldest operating restaurant, first opening in 1153 AD during the Jing Dynasty.
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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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    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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    John Mackey (Whole Foods CEO)
    John Mackey (Whole Foods CEO)
    In 2006, the CEO of Whole Foods reduced his salary to $1 a year, donated his entire portfolio to charity, and set up a $100,000 fund for staff facing personal problems.
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    Microsoft made $16,005 in revenue in its first year of operation.
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    Blockbuster laughed at a Netflix partnership proposal in 2000.
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    Over 4.6 million Whopper sandwiches are sold at Burger King every day!
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