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    In the mid-90’s, Coca Cola recalled an advertising poster due to a hidden sexual image.
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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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    Colgate's first toothpaste came in a jar.
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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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    The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer.
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    If you pronounce the names of products wrong in an Apple Store, employees are not allowed to correct you.
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    McDonald's serves 75 hamburgers every second, according to the company’s Operations and Training Manual.
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    If Wal-Mart was classified as a country, it would be the 24th most productive country in the world.
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