Blockbuster laughed at a Netflix partnership proposal in 2000.
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Yahoo! was originally called 'Jerry's Guide to the World Wide Web'.
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The CEO of Japan Airlines makes $90,000 a year, less than the pilots. During an interview, he said "We in Japan learned during the bubble economy that businesses who pursue money first fail. The business world has lost sight of this basic tenet of business ethics."
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80% of Publishers' Clearing House $10 million winners did not purchase any magazine subscriptions!
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Walt Disney World generates about 120,000 pounds of garbage every day.
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Steve Jobs' annual salary was $1, just enough to keep company health benefits.
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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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