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    20% of tuxedo rentals take place in May.
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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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    The Shell Oil Company began as a novelty shop in London that sold sea shells.
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    McDonald's
    McDonald's
    Every day, 1% of the world's population is served at McDonald's.
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    The upside-down ketchup bottle earned its inventor 13 million dollars.
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    John Mackey (Whole Foods CEO)
    John Mackey (Whole Foods CEO)
    In 2006, the CEO of Whole Foods reduced his salary to $1 a year, donated his entire portfolio to charity, and set up a $100,000 fund for staff facing personal problems.
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    Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft was a college drop out.
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    A full-time cashier at Costco makes about $49,000 annually. The average wage at Costco is nearly 20 dollars an hour and 89% of Costco employees are eligible for benefits.
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