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    Yahoo! was originally called 'Jerry's Guide to the World Wide Web'.
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    The upside-down ketchup bottle earned its inventor 13 million dollars.
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    Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group, is dyslexic.
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    Microsoft made $16,005 in revenue in its first year of operation.
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    Nokia was once famous as a manufacturer of toilet paper.
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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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    Bill Gates could give away 98% of his wealth and still be a billionaire.
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    The Shell Oil Company began as a novelty shop in London that sold sea shells.
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