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    The Shell Oil Company began as a novelty shop in London that sold sea shells.
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    Starbucks uses round tables to make solo coffee drinkers feel less alone.
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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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    Dell's first advertisement was made on the back of a pizza box.
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    Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft was a college drop out.
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    Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group, is dyslexic.
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    The first product that Sony came out with was the rice cooker.
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    Ma Yu Ching’s Bucket Chicken House in Kaifeng, China is considered the world’s oldest operating restaurant, first opening in 1153 AD during the Jing Dynasty.
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