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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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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The first female self-made millionaire in America was a black woman.
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The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer.
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There is no tipping at restaurants in Japan.
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Bill Gates could give away 98% of his wealth and still be a billionaire.
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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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