The first McDonald’s drive-thru was opened near a military base in Arizona “to serve soldiers who weren’t permitted to get out of their cars while wearing fatigues.”
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Duracell, the battery-maker, built parts of its new international headquarters using materials from its own waste.
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The creator of the NIKE Swoosh symbol was paid only $35 for the design.
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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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Newman’s Own foods donates 100% of its post tax profits to charity. As of June 2012 these donations have exceeded 330 million dollars.
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The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer.
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The Gmail logo was designed the night before it was launched.
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Colgate's first toothpaste came in a jar.
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