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    20% of tuxedo rentals take place in May.
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    The man who created the Thighmaster was once a Bhuddist Monk.
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    The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer.
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    Blockbuster laughed at a Netflix partnership proposal in 2000.
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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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    Bill Gates could give away 98% of his wealth and still be a billionaire.
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    Dmitry Argakov
    Dmitry Argakov
    A man named Dmitry Argakov was sent a letter offering him a credit card but he didn’t like the terms. So he altered the contract to include unlimited credit at 0% interest which the bank accepted but then tried to void his card. He sued the bank for not sticking to terms of the credit contract and won.
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    The Gmail logo was designed the night before it was launched.
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