The first product that the toy company Mattel came out with was picture frames.
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The first McDonald’s drive-thru was opened near a military base in Arizona “to serve soldiers who weren’t permitted to get out of their cars while wearing fatigues.”
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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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A Kodak engineer constructed the first digital camera in 1975. They didn't want to go digital. They went bankrupt in 2012.
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The Shell Oil Company began as a novelty shop in London that sold sea shells.
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The creator of the NIKE Swoosh symbol was paid only $35 for the design.
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When Scott Paper Company first started manufacturing toilet paper they did not put their name on the product because of embarrassment.
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90% of all restaurants fail during their first year of operation.
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