90% of all restaurants fail during their first year of operation.
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The Shell Oil Company began as a novelty shop in London that sold sea shells.
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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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Amazon sells more e-books than printed books.
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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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The CEO of Japan Airlines makes $90,000 a year, less than the pilots. During an interview, he said "We in Japan learned during the bubble economy that businesses who pursue money first fail. The business world has lost sight of this basic tenet of business ethics."
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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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