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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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    Nokia was once famous as a manufacturer of toilet paper.
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    Microsoft made $16,005 in revenue in its first year of operation.
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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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    Volvo's Overseas Delivery Program
    Volvo's Overseas Delivery Program
    Americans buying a Volvo can get a free holiday to Sweden to test drive their new car. All costs, including airfare and shipment of the car, are covered by the Volvo Overseas Delivery program.
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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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    In 2013, Candy Crush made $850,000 per day!
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    Blockbuster laughed at a Netflix partnership proposal in 2000.
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