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    Colgate's first toothpaste came in a jar.
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    The upside-down ketchup bottle earned its inventor 13 million dollars.
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    All 3 founders of Apple worked at Atari before forming Apple.
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    China's Pollution Is so Bad, a Millionaire Made over $6m Selling Cans of Fresh Air
    In response to China's air pollution, a Chinese millionaire started selling cans of fresh air for $0.80 and made over $6 million dollars in 10 months.
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    The creator of the NIKE Swoosh symbol was paid only $35 for the design.
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    Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft was a college drop out.
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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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    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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