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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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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Bill Gates could give away 98% of his wealth and still be a billionaire.
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There's a café in France which charges €7 for a coffee to rude customers and €1.40 to people who talk politely to staff.
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The first female self-made millionaire in America was a black woman.
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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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