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The first product that Sony came out with was the rice cooker.

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The first product that the toy company Mattel came out with was picture frames.

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Instead of McDonald's tearing down a ~200-year-old Georgian mansion, citizens of a small NY town forced them to renovate it instead, resulting in a uniquely historic franchise location.

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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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'Bimbo' is a brand of soft drink manufactured and marketed by Coca-Cola, Inc.

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There are coffee houses in Russia where food and drink are free, but you pay for time.

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Duracell, the battery-maker, built parts of its new international headquarters using materials from its own waste.

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Rather than using mechanical mowers, Google regularly employs a flock of 200 goats to naturally mow and fertilise the lawns.

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