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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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    Cow is a Japanese brand of shaving foam.
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    Bill Gates could give away 98% of his wealth and still be a billionaire.
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    Steve Jobs' annual salary was $1, just enough to keep company health benefits.
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    IKEA Boss
    IKEA Boss
    Despite being one of the top 10 richest men in the world, Ingvar Kamprad (founder of IKEA) lives in a small home, eats at IKEA, and uses the bus.
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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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    Apple co-founder Ronald Wayne sold his 10% share in 1976 for $800. Today, it’s worth over $58 billion.
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    The Gmail logo was designed the night before it was launched.
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