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    Harrods have three private wells to supply their water!
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    The creator of the NIKE Swoosh symbol was paid only $35 for the design.
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    At YouTube Headquarters, employees can either take the elevator, stairs or slide.
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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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    Microsoft made $16,005 in revenue in its first year of operation.
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    There's a café in France which charges €7 for a coffee to rude customers and €1.40 to people who talk politely to staff.
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    In 2004, The Japanese Ice Cream Association promoted "raw horse flesh" ice cream in hopes that it would boost the popularity of ice cream!
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    Yahoo! was originally called 'Jerry's Guide to the World Wide Web'.
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