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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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    Colgate's first toothpaste came in a jar.
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    In 1907, Kellogg’s launched a campaign called "Wink Day" to promote Cornflakes. Women were encouraged to “wink at your grocer and see what you get” (and what they got was a free box of cereal!)
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    7-11 sells 10,000 pots of coffee an hour, every hour, every day.
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    The average company saves over $7,000 for each employee suggestion that is enacted!
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    Cow is a Japanese brand of shaving foam.
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    Lenovo CEO Redistributed His $3M Bonus to 10,000 Employees. Twice.
    As a reward for record profits, the CEO of Lenovo, Yang Yuanqing, received a $3 million bonus, which he redistributed to about 10,000 of Lenovo's employees. He did the same again in 2013.
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    Microsoft made $16,005 in revenue in its first year of operation.
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