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    Programmer Outsourced Job to China So He Could Surf Reddit and Watch Cat Videos
    A man secretly outsourced his programming job to China. He filled his work day watching cat videos, surfing Reddit and Facebook. Before being caught and fired, he made hundreds of thousands.
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    Harrods have three private wells to supply their water!
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    Blockbuster laughed at a Netflix partnership proposal in 2000.
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    Oil tycoon, John D. Rockefeller, was the world's first billionaire.
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    Nearly 22,000 checks will be deducted from the wrong account over the next hour.
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    Dunkin' Donuts
    Dunkin' Donuts
    Dunkin' Donuts in South Korea started spraying coffee aroma into public buses every time their jingle played. Coffee sales increased 29%.
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    John Mackey (Whole Foods CEO)
    John Mackey (Whole Foods CEO)
    In 2006, the CEO of Whole Foods reduced his salary to $1 a year, donated his entire portfolio to charity, and set up a $100,000 fund for staff facing personal problems.
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    All 3 founders of Apple worked at Atari before forming Apple.
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