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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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    Programmer Outsourced Job to China So He Could Surf Reddit and Watch Cat Videos
    A man secretly outsourced his programming job to China. He filled his work day watching cat videos, surfing Reddit and Facebook. Before being caught and fired, he made hundreds of thousands.
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    Every year, Louis Vuitton burn all their unsold bags. They burn them in order to prevent them from being priced lower.
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    At YouTube Headquarters, employees can either take the elevator, stairs or slide.
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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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    Steve Jobs' annual salary was $1, just enough to keep company health benefits.
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    The retail price for the iPad would be $1,140 if it were built by American workers instead of Chinese.
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    The most productive day of the workweek is Tuesday.
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