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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As part of an advertising campaign, Molson, a Canadian beer company, strategically placed 'beer fridges' around Europe that only Canadian passports could unlock.
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Nokia was once famous as a manufacturer of toilet paper.
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The Gmail logo was designed the night before it was launched.
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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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Yahoo! was originally called 'Jerry's Guide to the World Wide Web'.
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The man who created the Thighmaster was once a Bhuddist Monk.
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'Bimbo' is a brand of soft drink manufactured and marketed by Coca-Cola, Inc.
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