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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Walt Disney World generates about 120,000 pounds of garbage every day.
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The first McDonald’s drive-thru was opened near a military base in Arizona “to serve soldiers who weren’t permitted to get out of their cars while wearing fatigues.”
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Apple co-founder Ronald Wayne sold his 10% share in 1976 for $800. Today, it’s worth over $58 billion.
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Bill Gates could give away 98% of his wealth and still be a billionaire.
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Yahoo! was originally called 'Jerry's Guide to the World Wide Web'.
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Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group, is dyslexic.
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Starbucks uses round tables to make solo coffee drinkers feel less alone.
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