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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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    In 2004, The Japanese Ice Cream Association promoted "raw horse flesh" ice cream in hopes that it would boost the popularity of ice cream!
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    If you pronounce the names of products wrong in an Apple Store, employees are not allowed to correct you.
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    Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group, is dyslexic.
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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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    Colgate's first toothpaste came in a jar.
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    Amazon sells more e-books than printed books.
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    Warner Chappel Music owns the copyright to the song 'Happy Birthday'. They make over $1 million in royalties every year from the commercial use of the song.
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