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    Dell Computers was started by a 19 year old with only $1,000.
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    Dead Google's Employees' Families Receive Fantastic Package
    If an employee of Google dies, their spouse will receive half their pay for 10 years as well as stock benefits, and any children will receive $1000 a month until they turn 19.
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    Apple co-founder Ronald Wayne sold his 10% share in 1976 for $800. Today, it’s worth over $58 billion.
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    McDonald's
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    Every day, 1% of the world's population is served at McDonald's.
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    Newman’s Own foods donates 100% of its post tax profits to charity. As of June 2012 these donations have exceeded 330 million dollars.
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    In 1907, Kellogg’s launched a campaign called "Wink Day" to promote Cornflakes. Women were encouraged to “wink at your grocer and see what you get” (and what they got was a free box of cereal!)
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    7-11 sells 10,000 pots of coffee an hour, every hour, every day.
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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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