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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Harrods have three private wells to supply their water!
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Warner Chappel Music owns the copyright to the song 'Happy Birthday'. They make over $1 million in royalties every year from the commercial use of the song.
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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 Shell Oil Company began as a novelty shop in London that sold sea shells.
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Lentil As Anything, a successful Australian restaurant, allows its customers to pay whatever price they feel like paying for the food.
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