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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Starbucks uses round tables to make solo coffee drinkers feel less alone.
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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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The first female self-made millionaire in America was a black woman.
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Microsoft made $16,005 in revenue in its first year of operation.
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The man who created the Thighmaster was once a Bhuddist Monk.
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A full-time cashier at Costco makes about $49,000 annually. The average wage at Costco is nearly 20 dollars an hour and 89% of Costco employees are eligible for benefits.
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